新奇事件簿 肯尼亚要求谷歌删除同性视频

Google Kenya has said it would not remove a music video from its YouTube site. The Kenyan government asked Google to take the video offline because it showed gay couples, gay pride marchers, and images of openly gay Kenyan public figures. The video also shows different scenes of what it is like to be gay in Kenya. It was made by a band called Art Attack. It is a remake of the song 'Same Love' by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Kenya's government said the video was bad for society. It said it would punish anyone it caught who distributed the video. Kenya's government says homosexuality is an "unnatural¹ offence²". Kenyan homosexuals can be put in prison for up to 14 years.

肯尼亚谷歌表示，不会删除YouTube音乐视频。因MV中包含同性恋，“同志骄傲”宣传，以及公开”出柜”的肯尼亚名人，肯尼亚政府要求谷歌删除视频。MV中还涉及同性画面。音乐来自“Art Attack”乐队。翻唱自马克勒莫&瑞恩·路易斯的《Same love》。据肯尼亚政府表示，MV败坏社会风气。并称将严惩上传者。还称同性恋为“反常态犯罪”。在肯尼亚，同性恋刑期达14年。

Kenya's attempts at trying to ban the video have made it very popular around the world. It has now been viewed over 140,000 times. The video shows images of anti-gay protests in Nairobi last year, and two young women kissing on a bench in a forest. Kenyan regulators first tried to ban the video in late February. A government spokesman³ said: "We have written to Google to remove the video from their platforms. We expect they will do it within one week from now." Google replied: "We review government removal requests when notified⁴ through the correct legal processes and in keeping with our company philosophy on transparency and freedom of expression."

肯尼亚之举引发全球热议。视频点击量超14万。在视频中，去年内罗毕“反同”游行历历在目，两名女同在森林长椅中热吻。2月末，肯尼亚官方首次尝试删除。政府发言人表示：“政府已向谷歌发出书名要求，删除视频。并希望在一周内得到解决。”谷歌回应称：“政府以通过正规法律渠道提出请求，但对于谷歌公司，我们的原则是坚持透明公开，维护言论自由。

1 unnatural   

adj.不自然的；反常的

参考例句：

• Did her behaviour seem unnatural in any way?她有任何反常表现吗？
• She has an unnatural smile on her face.她脸上挂着做作的微笑。

2 offence   

n.犯法（行为），罪过，过错

参考例句：

• She felt she had committed an offence against the right of others.她觉得自己侵犯了他人的权利。
• I agree with the theorem that the best defence is offence.我同意最好的防御是进攻的理论。

3 spokesman   

n.发言人，代言人

参考例句：

• The government spokesman gave a quick briefing to the reporters.政府发言人向记者们作了情况简介。
• They drew lots to decide who should be their spokesman.他们抽签决定谁是他们的发言人。

4 notified   

通知，告知，报告( notify的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Competition winners will be notified by post. 将发信通知竞赛的优胜者。
• I notified the post office that my address had changed. 我把变更的地址通知了邮局。