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On the current internet blockage in Turkey…
Alternative Informatics Association notice summarized what happened: Internet shutdown operations have started in Turkey as of 1.30 am on November 4, 2016. This was right at the time when Selahatttin Demirtas,... Read more
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As “Government control over Turkish media almost complete”, public and private are assisting an internet shutdown in Diyarbakır…
Media Ownership Monitor: Government control over Turkish media almost complete | Reporters without borders rsf.org – Oct 27, 5:09 AM Penguins became the symbol of the government’s grip on the... Read more
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#TwitterisblockedinTurkey
Laura Wells @wellsla Unbelievable! Deja vu in #Turkey Govt. blocks 166 sites,including #Youtube,#Twitter b/c of prosecutor photo http://rt.com/news/247117-turkey-blocks-youtube-twitter-facebook/#.VSJ5HvdCpws.twitter … v @06JAnk Turkey Blocks Twitter, YouTube, Scores of Websites After Prosecutor’s Killing Global... Read more
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Turkey, whose top scientific body has no digital analysts left, to offer free BUT PROBABLY CENSORED FILTERED Internet to poor families
Bonzai! pic.twitter.com/4nx7GPbFwx — Cenk Sidar (@cenksidar) March 5, 2015 Turkey’s top scientific body has no digital analysts left amid ‘political’ layoffs Turkey’s top scientific body has rejected a local court’s request... Read more
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“US Congressmen send Kerry letter about Turkey’s crackdown on Gülen-linked media…Dispatches from Turkey…
US Congressmen send Kerry letter about Turkey’s crackdown on Gülen-linked media US Congress members have written a letter to Kerry about Turkey’s crackdown on media organizations linked to Gülen In the... Read more
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As Facebook caves in, Turkey’s authoritarian march continues: “Specially authorized courts to be reintroduced
Zuckerberg’s free-speech rhetoric proves empty as Facebook censors Charlie … International Business Times UK “In comparison with Twitter and YouTube, Facebook cooperates with the Turkish authorities much better,” Yaman Akdeniz,... 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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Now you will see @Twitter : Turkish Professors (@cyberrights @keremaltiparmak) threaten lawsuit against Twitter for blocking accounts
News in Turkish. Turkish Professors threaten lawsuit against Twitter for blocking accounts Associate Prof. Kerem Altıparmak and Prof. Dr. Yaman Akdeniz issued a warning to Twitter over blocking content on... Read more
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A journalist Sedef Kabaş faces up to 5 years due to a Twitter message While European Parliament accepts resolution on freedom of expression in Turkey
European Parliament accepts resolution on freedom of expression in Turkey The European Parliament approved a resolution on freedom of expression in Turkey Top body initiates yet another mass purge of... Read more
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Turkish government continues to pursue to block internet access without legal order… Dispatches from Turkey…
Turkish gov’t in new bid to block Internet access without legal order Hurriyet Daily News The Turkish government has been preparing to make yet another move which would add insult to... Read more
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HRW Campaign: Turkey: Strike Down Abusive Internet Measures
Turkey: Strike Down Abusive Internet Measures hrw.org – Sep 15 – The retention of metadata by the Telecom Directorate is deeply worrying because it gives the body the direct capacity... Read more
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Freedom House report on (the lack of) Internet Freedom in Turkey
The Struggle for Turkey’s Internet PDF version Turkey is a battleground state for Internet regulation, according to a Freedom House report released in advance of the Internet Governance Forum.... Read more
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Dear @Twitter We don’t get why @theRedHack is witheld in Turkey. @support @jack
At best, some Twitter messages can be withheld due to privacy issues of officials (such as released personal phone numbers). But withholding the whole account looks like Twitter bowing to Turkish government’s... Read more
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Despite Constitutional Court order, AKP government continues to block Twitter. Kind of a coup d’etat?
RIGHTS – Constitutional Court orders authorities to unblock Twitter hurriyetdailynews.com ? The Constitutional Court has ordered authorities to unblock Twitter, saying the decision violated the rights of users who had appealed... Read more
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Yes, he said. “Turkey may ban Facebook and YouTube
Facebook and YouTube face ban in Turkey if Erdoğan wins March elections Prime minister blames political enemies for abusing social network sites with stream of fabricated internet postingsThe Turkish prime... Read more
