Australian state bans YouTube in schools in a crackdown on cyber-bullying

An Australian state has banned the video Web site YouTube from government schools in a crackdown on cyber-bullying, a minister said Thursday, reports the AP.

"Victoria, Australia's second most populous state, banned the popular video-sharing site from its 1,600 government schools after a gang of male school students videotaped their assault on a 17-year-old girl on the outskirts of Melbourne.

The assault, which is being investigated by police, was uploaded on YouTube late last year."

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