I feel that Mr. Yıldırım takes the web censorship issues in a very personal level in his continuously apologetic speeches. Maybe indifference of Google administrators made him angry and he is also annoyed by netizens who criticize him of web ignorance. He keeps on using nationalistic arguments, he acts as if he is the minister of finance and he keeps telling his successes in infrastructural developments and in the mean time he builds an alliance within the information technology community (see the infotech awards below). His road-making etc is all right but I wish he wasn’t involved in information highways. Yes, during his ministry Turkey succeeded to contain all fiber highways in and out of Turkey so that all web flow can be controlled. Now private companies are not allowed to have their own. All submits the central authority. Very successful Mr. Yıldırım…
In a recent BBC news (see below) head of the Ataturk Thought Association defends their position in complaining about videos etc that insult Atatürk. Her mindset is so small that she cannot see that this in long turn weakens Atatürk’s image. She and her crew live so far away from fellow netizens…
And users are quite tech savvy. They can still access Youtube etc. and they don’t need to protest in any way. I saw tons of videos about Sonisphere are already uploaded to YouTube, which is banned for more than 2 years… But the growing censorship begins to threaten digital economies. That’s what I hear. but this does not have an impact on ordinary users yet…
These are Turkish ways sometimes I like (having such ridiculous situations is not easy to achieve) and mostly I hate…
Turkey’s YouTube ban overshadows infotech awards
Google block
Internet censorship alive and well in Turkey; YouTube, some Google sites blocked
Christian Science Monitor
File photo of computer users pictured in an internet cafe in Istanbul on September 3, 2009 where governmental censorship has banned websites including the
Turkey hits at Google for ‘picking fight’
No cease-fire in sight for Turkey’s skirmish with YouTube
Google feud spotlights internet censorship in Turkey
Deutsche Welle
Professor of media studies at Istanbul Bilgi University Haluk Sahin says Turkey’s lawmakers are simply unable to move with the times.
Turkey expands Internet bans in feud with YouTube over insults to Turkish leader
FATMA DİŞLİ ZIBAK – The Internet ban and Turkey
Minister Yıldırım: YouTube or any Other Ordinary Person…
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