Thursday 27 March 2014

YouTube in talks with Ankara to lift the ban: report

YouTube in talks with Ankara to lift the ban: report - RIGHTS: "The parliament had passed Feb. 6 a much-debated Internet bill, amid concerns raised by the European Union as well as local NGOs and opposition parties. “The regulation that has been approved by the General Assembly is giving unseen authorities to the TİB,” the Turkish Journalists Association criticized the Law Nr. 5651, which TİB based its decision on in today's YouTube blocking.

Even before the fresh leaks, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had given the signal that the Twitter ban could be extended to YouTube and Facebook. The ban on Twitter was halted by an administrative court ruling on March 26 and TİB has to unblock Twitter in 30 days, according to Turkish laws." 'via Blog this'

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