Americans. Not everyone in the world agrees with your customs...therefore you should respect other peopls cultures instead of trying to adapt your own culture to ours.

Freespeech isn't going to happen worldwide overnight. I think by opening the door a little you increase the possibility of it happening down the road.

Hate speech is not free speech. Americans need to learn a lot more other cultures, seriously.

Hate speech is not free speech.

I would believe that the Google Corporation respects asian cultures & events and would not knowingly seek to offend nor distort it's image towards any Nation or it's peoples. The American way of doing things is basically American and we would also give right to Google to express itself in the same fashion. The content which has appeared to be offensive to some was not deliberately aimed at any country or individual.Everything we do and say is based on it's own individual merit and we must respect everyone's views as we find them. If offense was taken then we all most humbly apologise as we were nonetheless unaware nor advised either way.

While I haven't seen the videos in question, I think that using the word "hate" is a little over the top. But I realise that this is a slogan and I agree with the sentiment. I think free speech is very important, but google has an obligation to be respectful (and lawful) in all of the cultures in which it operates.

I'm certain that if you look at the terms of service for youTube (or any other site on the web - including this one) they will say that no one may post material that is "offensive", and clearly in Thai culture these videos breached those terms.

I understand FREE SPEECH to be dialogue and/or comment to express an opinion. It is not a license to offend or trample on the sensitivities of others for whatever might be gained. Youtube needs to judge what is acceptable on its merits and not some god given right to be "American right or wrong".

You have not quite described accurately how the VDO's in question are offensive. Please allow me to do this.

In Thai culture the feet are the lowest part of the body and the head the highest. So to even point to a Thai person with your feet is rude something like using the V sign. To put your foot on someone's head is deeply offensive. To make a VDO showing a foot stamping on the kings head is just so offensive its not true. I have actually seen this VDO and it has no merit what so ever, it shows some pictures of the king with crudely drawn feet coming down on his head. It is not even well done. I looks like it was simply done to offend. I believe that YouTube already has rules that say things should not be offensive.

We do not see any form of porn on YouTube and to Thai people these VDO's are in the same league as porn. I don't think this is anything to do with free speech, when almost to a man the people of this country respect and love the king and would be incensed if they actually saw the VDO.

He has reigned for 60 years and has kept the country on the straight and narrow for that whole time. He spend a great deal of his time helping the rural poor of the country, making there lives better.

I have see comparisons to the Thai King and the US president. There are simply none that can be made. Bush is out for all he can get whilst the King is out for all he can give.

America does not rule the world and American values are not the values that are held in Thailand or in fact any part of Asia, so stop telling people what to do and respect other nations views and the way that they want they do things.

Free speech is not a license to insult and degrade. Free speech advocates seem to think that freedom of speech should mean a blank check to offend, disgust, and afront others. It is not, and that was never then intention. Advocates like to rest on the thought that if ANY line is drawn, that means the whole freedom of speech house will come down like a house of cards. That is baloney. If you want to align yourself with Howard Stern go ahead. But count me out. And count me out on anything offensive to other cultures. We have enough enemies as it is...