
This Firday, user may found that they cannot send a message contained “youtube.com” link to others. They will receive “The following message could not be delivered to all recipients: www.youtube.com.”. This happens to both Windows and Mac versions of MSN Messenger.
Microsoft said this was a mistake. The MSN Messenger’s blocking URL service is provided by third party partner. Blocking of a specific URL or whole domain is determined by multiple factors.
By blaming third party partner, Microsoft seems not intentionally to block YouTube.com. But, you know, YouTube.com is from Google, and Microsoft can block URL so easily. If Microsoft wants to, they can control the type of message you can send through the world’s largest instant messaging network. I hope Microsoft will not do such a stupid thing.
[via Ars]