Beijing - Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube has been blocked from the view of Chinese Internet users, after dozens of videos documenting protests against Chinese rule in Tibet appeared on the site over the weekend, the Associated Press reports.

The Chinese government has not yet commented on the move, which had Internet users in China drawing up a blank page when trying to access YouTube.

China carefully monitors the Internet content its residents can access, and censors material deemed critical of its government, in addition to pornography and other content considered offensive.

YouTube has also at various times been blocked in countries including Turkey, Myanmar, Brazil, Pakistan and Morocco.

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