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 good analysis in Turkish here. ************** US, Turkey relations like old marriage, no longer a love affair, says American analyst Washington reviews its relations with Ankara … Read more
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 certain accounts, after the US-based social media giant held talks with the government in 2014. According to Milliyet Daily, the letter sent by the professors’ … Read more
South Korea says North Korea has 6,000-member cyberarmy Mashable! South Korea said on Tuesday that North Korea has a 6,000-member cyberarmy dedicated to disrupting the south’s military and government. This figure is a dramatic increase from its earlier estimate that North Korea had a cyberwarfare staff of 3,000 people. Turkey’s AKP found the magic number first: … Read more
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 injury for those who have been concerned over plight of freedom of expression in the country Prosecutor Requests Arrest of Journalist After Release Bianet :: English … Read more
You can access particular entries through https:// but not through http:// ……… The Anatomy of Vagina Censorship in Turkey Bianet :: English Wikipedia’s entry in Turkish for “vagina” has been censored. However, both service provider, telecommunication authorities and service providers union deny the situation, leaving the actor and reason of the censorship as mystery. ******************************* Columnist Acquits … Read more
Media censorship in Turkey Erdogan’s new style of control is less brutal, but much more effective, writes Jacob Weisber 11 documentaries withdraw from #Antalya #GoldenOrange festival amid '#Gezi' censorship claims http://t.co/dYhwe626ic pic.twitter.com/sNkThUiIAr — News For Turkey (@NewsForTurkey_) October 9, 2014 Court lifts warrant for sociologist Pınar Selek The Istanbul 15th Court of Serious … Read more
Alternative Informatics Association’s Censorship and Digital Surveillance in Turkey Country Report September-2014 There is Censorship on the Internet and Freedom of Expression is Restricted in Turkey. With the central filter implemented and public access points being arbitrarily censored/filtered, the blocking of Internet access in Turkey has turned into an escalating mechanism for the censorship/control of Internet … Read more
27 Acquitted, 1 Convicted For Insult in Twitter Case Bianet :: English İzmir 22nd Assize Court ordered the acquittal of 27 out of 28 defendants charged with “igniting public to violating laws and insulting” during the Gezi Resistance. Turkish scribe sentenced to prison for insulting Erdoğan in book on Gezi protests A journalist has been sentenced … Read more
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 authoritarian desires… Twitter suspends RedHack, ‘suggests’ another Turkish user deletes political tweet Hurriyet Daily News Twitter has suspended the account of anti-government hacker groupRedHack, while “suggesting” … Read more
How Turkey’s Erdogan became one of the world’s most determined Internet censors ISTANBUL?Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan rode around Google Inc.GOOGL +0.68% headquarters last spring in the company’s self-driving car, tried on Google Glass eyewear and vowed to keep digitizing the economy in the country he has ruled since 2003. Since then, the 60-year-old Mr. Erdogan has turned his democratically … Read more
BTK Insists on YouTube Ban Bianet :: English Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) stated that YouTube ban must continue.Telecommunication lawyer Gökhan Ahi said that BTK insisted on YouTube ban arbitrarily despite the court verdict. AKP deputy applies to Constitutional Court for blocking Twitter Hurriyet Daily News Turkish Parliament Constitution Commission?s head Burhan Kuzu applied … Read more
’21st century book burning,’ U.S. official blog slams Ankara The official blog of U.S. Department of State has published a vitriolic post, slamming Turkey’s blocking of Twitter as ’21st century book burning.’ Erdogan’s shabby attempts to stifle his critics are doomed | Observe editorial Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s attempted ban on Twitter was a foolish mis-step Recep … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGVNaUdlURU 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 minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said Facebook and YouTube could be banned following local Facebook and YouTube face ban in Turkey if Erdoğan wins March elections … Read more
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