Cairo's administrative court decided that Youtube will be blocked in Egypt, for a minimum of one month.
The judge also ruled that Facebook and Twitter could be on the list, if they fail to meet requirements as well.
This all dates back to September when a video deemed an insult to Islam, was blamed for riots in several Muslim countries.
Judge Hassouna Tawfiq's ruling was that any site, which showed the video, and refused to ban it, could be blocked by the country.
However, the ruling could be met with a great outcry as the political opposition utilize social media.
They could see any attack upon the internet as an attempt to block them from communicating.
Effectiveness could be another issue, as previous attempts to block sites have not been fully successful.

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