Latest update: 31/12/2012 

- Algeria - anti-Semitism - censorship - music industry - racism - Twitter - video - YouTube


Come on, dance the Algerian version of Gangnam Style

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The French government says it wants an end to racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic messages being posted on Twitter. We also look at You Tube's move to enforce its video view count policy - two billion video views have been removed. Finally, we play a YouTube video that had us in stitches here in the newsroom. It shows Algerian men strutting their stuff Gangnam Style!

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By Nicholas RUSHWORTH
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