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Cyberculture agenda: It took 40 minutes to be hacked for Unsecured Internet of Things gadgets…
Unsecured Internet of Things gadgets get hacked within 40 minutes of being connected to the net Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow The Atlantic’s Andrew McGill set up a virtual server on... Read more
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Twitter account of Citizen journalism @Dokuz8Haber is banned. With the pretext of anti-terror operations, Kurdish politics and media voices are being silenced…
Twitter did not obey Turkish court’s decision yet… At least 44 detained in latest Istanbul anti-PKK operation At least 44 suspects, including local heads of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), were... Read more
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From Turkey with love: Erdoğan’s own video censored when put online in an opposition paper, Cumhuriyet
News in Turkish here In the video Erdoğan says if AKP won 400 seats in the parliament, post election violence would not happen… ************** Starbucks ‘doesn’t plan to sell alcoholic beverages in... Read more
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#TwitterBlockinTurkey As their ugly relations with ISIS appear, Turkey’s autocrats try to start media blackout!
Turkish court issues media ban over Suruç bombing A court has ordered a publication ban on photos and videos of the deadly bombing in southeastern Turkey in the latest instance of... Read more
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Reading Lists from Index on Censorship for a limited time:
Teaching Freedom of Expression in Universities: Reading Lists to Share with Your Students We are delighted to present a collection of reading lists from Index on Censorshipto help support the... Read more
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Persona non Grata, A documentary (with English subtitles) on the story of Turkey’s journalists today… EFD Rights Watch….
A new documentary: Persona non Grata Produced by P24, directed by Tuluhan Tekelioglu, Persona non Grata tells the story of Turkey’s journalists today—watch it here… The first public screening of... Read more
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Infographic: “Turkish Authorities Most Controlling of Twitter Content
Infographic: Turkish Authorities Most Controlling of Twitter Content Statista – Felix Richter – Feb 11 – Over the past few years, Twitter has become much more than a place... Read more
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Hmmm Facebook was left behind… “Turkish court blocks access to Facebook pages that ‘insult’ the Prophet Muhammad
Turkish court blocks access to Facebook pages that ‘insult’ the Prophet Muhammad A local court in Ankara has ruled to block access to Facebook pages for ‘insulting’ the Prophet Muhammad A... Read more
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Another trace of Turkey’s pretensions in Europe gone: “Spain to suspend ‘Alliance of Civilizations’ activity
Spain to suspend ‘Alliance of Civilizations’ activity: Report Spain will reportedly suspend its activities in the ‘Alliance of Civilizations,’ jointly launched by Turkey and Spain in 2005 Spanish ambassador refutes reports that... Read more
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A very dark day for Turkey: A newspaper ambushed by police… Charlie Hebdo’s cover banned… Media Ban on Intelligence-Affiliated Trucks Coverage….
Twitter withheld @LazepeM in Turkey who released Turkish gov's alleged war crimes in Syria — Erkan Saka (@sakaerka) January 14, 2015 #Turkey: 94 journalists denied official press cards by government... Read more
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Cyberculture agenda: “Silk Road Trial… “Teens’ use of social media is significantly shaped by race, class, geography, cultural background
Silk Road Trial Becomes Case Study for Law Enforcement Online All Facebook by Kimberlee Morrison The trial of Ross Ulbricht, alleged admin of The Silk Road (a Tor Network marketplace for... Read more
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Turkish government’s anxiety with Today’s Zaman editor. His Twitter account (@csagir2014) withheld again…
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Withholding @fuatavni account might actually mean for @Twitter to bow down to Turkish government…
Unlike many previous accounts that are withheld, Fuat Avni does not violate users’ privacy but provides insights about the government. I could not verify yet, but I hear Twitter might... Read more
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EFD Rights Watch: CPJ: 59 journalists fired in the wake of Gezi protests, 40 still behind bars…
59 journalists fired in the wake of Gezi protests, 40 still behind bars: CPJ The record ‘thwarts Turkey‘s aspirations to be regarded as a regional democratic model’ ***************** Specially... Read more
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Not only jailing journalists, Turkey tops Google content removal request list…EFD Rights Watch
Turkey tops Google content removal request list Government requests to remove content from Google continued to rise in the first half of this year ******************** Five more released in... Read more
