Another story from the "Devastatingly Self-Defeating" file

Youtube has just announced that they have created a number of country-specific versions of their service, so now it's possible to visit Youtube UK (for example) instead of the main US site. While I don't have any problems with this in principle, I am completely mystified by their explanation for going international in this way.

From their blog post linked above: "Video is universal, and the incredible variety of the international content that we see on YouTube confirms just that!" They then go on to announce that they are "looking forward to seeing communities develop between people in their local communities as well as among people around the world".

Err...surely that means that they've basically just corralled everyone into their own country-specific areas, reducing international interaction?

(In other news: at some point recently Google Account holders gained the ability to log into Youtube. I did not know this, but I am now honing my skills at typing the words "FAKE" and "lol this sux" into comment boxes.)