Unfortunately, many digital natives’ circles are not involved especially in the last 2 anti-web censorship protests that took place in Taksim, İstanbul and some other major cities. Many of them give digital support, especially in cases of police violence but some radical leftist groups increasingly alienate internet activists. Some groups take initiatives and leave internet … Read more
Turkish President Gül?s veto of Internet bill will be vital: Freedom House chief Following the release of a special report on Turkey, Freedom House President David Kramer says President Gül?s potential veto of the controversial Internet bill is ?vital Turkey ranks second in Internet censors: Report Turkey ranks second after China in demands … Read more
Turkish police crack down on internet freedom protest Teargas and water cannon used as Erdogan government?s internet restrictions spark violent street scenes and global outcry Clashes at Istanbul internet protest Turkish riot police fire water cannon and tear gas at hundreds of demonstrators marching in Istanbul in protest at new laws tightening government control of the … Read more
In the mean time, I am also quoted in this BBC piece: Half a million ‘internet censorship’ tweets Why Turks say they are being muzzled online Half a million ‘internet censorship’ tweets BBC News Traditional media in Turkey is heavily regulated and, according to Erkan Saka, a political blogger and professor of communications at … Read more
“Due to government request… Tonight this warning appears on some Youtube videos… Brussels censures Turkey on internet law Legislation approved by the Turkish parliament which toughens controls on internet access restricts freedom of expression, say EU officials Turks bid farewell to the Internet in the face of brutal censorship/surveillance law Turkey’s brutal new Internet law grants the Turkish Telecommunications … Read more
Farewell to Internet Yesterday night, the censorship and surveillance bill has passed from Turkish parliament. At the same time, I wrote a letter to internet to say goodbye. Because after this bill, there won?t be a world wide web for Turkey anymore. Turkey: Internet Curbs Approved Parliament approved legislation allowing Turkey?s telecommunications authority to block websites without a prior … Read more
As Emre Kızılkaya of Hürriyet sums up: Pirate Party of Turkey recently elaborated what was expected in this Censorship Law. We will keep up the fight against which is getting closer to tyranny in Turkey… That was not future we hoped to have… Turkey poised to crack down on Internet usage USATODAY.com ? Feb 5 ? ISTANBUL … Read more
Parliamentary Question: new legislation censors internet in Turkey marietjeschaake.eu Turkish Internet bill to ?deepen press freedom crisis,? CPJ says The press freedom NGO slammed Ankara for voting ‘radical censorship measures’ *************** RedHack hacks ISP TTNET, Vodafone and Turkcell, leaks data of Govt Officials against death of a Gezi protester HackRead ? Pushpa Mishra … Read more
Vagus.tv is a well visited online news site. It has a critical attitude, initiated by journalist Serdar Akinan. I just heard that it is banned today…. In other news: Child bride?s husband, family face 18 years An official lawsuit has been filed against the family of child bride Kader Ertem, her husband and the … Read more
There is a court order to block Soundcloud after some tapes of PM Erdoğan on the corruption case leaked. Many users did complain about accessing Twitter afternoon. Probably Turkish authorities are testing possible blocking options…
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For the moment, the best English compilation can be found in Ahmet Sabancı’s blog post: The New Censorship Bill in Turkey 2014 started with a new bill proposal against free speech and internet freedom in Turkey. Down below, you can see what this new regulations brings if it passes. This list copied from Pirate Party Turkey?s … Read more
News in Turkish here. In the mean time, Turkey to train ?white hackers? – Turkey will train ?white hackers? to protect digital data in the public and private sectors, Technology Minister has said…
Anonymity, Privacy, and Security Online 86% of online adults have taken steps to avoid surveillance by other people or organizations when using the internet. Despite precautions, 21% have had an email or social media account hijacked and 11% have had vital information stolen. John Cusack in hacker-land How I spent the weekend: I flew to the Electronic Frontier Foundation and … Read more