“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…
Bianet: Police Officers Accused of Negligence Become Plaintiffs in Book Trial Hrant Dink Murder Police Officers Accused of Negligence Become Plaintiffs in Book Trial Journalist Şener faces up to 28 years imprisonment for ‘turning people on duty against terrorism into public targets’. Erol ÖNDEROĞLU, hukuk@bianet.org Istanbul – BİA News Center, 26 June 2009, Friday On Friday, 26 June, the Istanbul…
Kevin Anderson: Net surveillance and filters are a reality for Europe, too | Technology | The Guardian: “Net surveillance and filters are a reality for Europe, too Kevin Anderson, guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 24 June 2009 20.30 BST The internet is playing such a key role in getting information out of Iran that attention has focused, once again, on how much Iran…
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…
English :: Journalist Şener Faces 28 Years Imprisonment for Book – Bianet: “Journalist Şener Faces 28 Years Imprisonment for Book Milliyet journalist Şener, who has written a book concerned about the murder of journalist Hrant Dink, faces up to 28 years imprisonment. Police officers have filed complaints against him. Emine ÖZCAN – emine@bianet.org Istanbul – BİA News Center 07 June…
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…
Darwin Censored at Scientific Council’s Magazine: “TÜBİTAK, the central council on public science policies, is criticized following an alleged censorship on Darwin in its popular monthly magazine. Science circles react to this ‘reactionary incident’.” (Via Latest Bianet/English News.)
Telecommunications Directorate blocks access to 1,631 sites 04 March 2009, Wednesday, ÖMER ÖRUÇ İZMIR Access to 1,631 Internet sites has been blocked by the Telecommunications Directorate since 2007. The Telecommunications Directorate (TİB) has blocked access to more than 1,600 Internet sites since 2007 as requests flooded the institution to put an end to obscenity, prostitution and sexual exploitation of children…