MÜYAP: No Intention to Block Access to Last FM and MySpace: “MÜYAP chairman Forta claimed: ‘Ownership rights are stolen, we fight for our right. Turkish law blocked access to the websites’. Forta argued that MÜYAP agreed with MySpace and that the site can be accessed again within a few days.” (Via Bianet :: English.)
Since the Law No. 5651 entitled Regulation of Publications on the Internet and Suppression of Crimes Committed by means of Such Publication came into force in November 2007, access to a considerable number of foreign websites including popular websites such as YouTube, Geocities, DailyMotion, WordPress, Google Groups, and Google Sites have been blocked from Turkey under the provisions of this…
As of Friday, 18 September, 2009 access to popular social networks Myspace and Last.fm are blocked from Turkey. The blocking order is issued by the Beyoğlu Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office (order not 2009/45 dated 26.06.2009). It is suspected that both sites are blocked because of “intellectual property infringements” following a request by Mu-yap, the Turkish Phonographic Industry Society. It is…
Turkey’s YouTube Ban Is Cause For Concern – Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty © 2009 July 08, 2009, By Claire Berlinski Very few people in Turkey are exercised by the YouTube blackout, now in its second year. Despite the ban, the video-sharing site is believed to be the ninth most popular site in Turkey. Almost every Internet user —…
“GoogleSites” Hit by Turkey’s Censorship: “A court in Denizli has banned access to GoogleSites, which contains thousands of sites. The reason for the ban is not known.” Istanbul – BİA News Center 30 June 2009, Tuesday GoogleSites allows users to create their own websites, and there are thus thousands of sites available. Now the 2nd Criminal Court of Peace in…
Internet proxies let Iranians and others connect to blocked Web sites | Science & Technology | Deutsche Welle | 18.06.2009 New media tools like Twitter have helped organize protests from Georgia to Guatemala and, now, Iran. Experts say regimes can block access to such sites, but proxy technology helps keep lines of communication open. With independent media blocked from reporting…
@DW Global Media Forum: Net censors are ‘on the wrong side of history’, say bloggers | Media | guardian.co.uk: “@DW Global Media Forum: Net censors are ‘on the wrong side of history’, say bloggers Bloggers discuss internet censorship in their countries – Turkey, Egypt and China – and discuss what needs to be done to keep the internet open. International…
Ban on YouTube Enters 2nd Year: “Activists urge the government to leave content control to citizens and NGOs. Courts can easily ban access to web sites, depending on the law 5651.” (Via Bianet :: English.)
ADD moves to ban Google sites for defaming Atatürk 13 April 2009, Monday, TODAY’S ZAMAN WITH WIRES, İSTANBUL The Atatürkist Thought Association (ADD) has moved to block access to Google Sites due to content it deems insulting to Atatürk, the founder of Turkey, and the concept of Turkishness. The association recently applied to the Ankara Public Prosecutor’s Office to ban…
freedomhouse.org: Freedom on the Net: A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media March 30, 2009 As internet and mobile phone use explodes worldwide, governments are adopting new and multiple means for controlling these technologies that go far beyond technical filtering. Freedom on the Net provides a comprehensive look at these emerging tactics, raising concern over trends such as the…