AtaTube – Turkish court order suspends access to YouTube
BBC reports a Turkish court has ordered access to Youtube be suspended in Turkey after prosecutors reported they found clips insulting the popular leader Ataturk on the platform. Insulting Ataturk apparently is a criminal offense in Turkey. I can’t imagine this little incident being wildly applauded by EU negotiators discussing accession to the Union.
Does the decision and its rigid implementation by Turk Telecom strike anyone else as being well out of proportion? I won’t be tempted to comment on the legislation (although the term medieval comes to mind) but the offending clips were removed by Youtube following user complaints. Where’s the point in blocking the entire site, if it’s crystalclear that the “flag as inappropriate”-option has done the trick?
EDIT: So they’ve come to their senses: Wired Link
Your a very stupid man Ataturk is the person who saved his country form being divided up by European nations like they did to Africa so people are a bit angry at the situation. Plus your a reporter your not to give your opinon on things.
First off, I’m not to give my “opinon” on things? I’ll voice my opinion on every little thing I want to, especially in here.
Second, I’m not denying the merits of Ataturk for your country at all. I was mainly critizising the response of the Turkish courts to this specific incident, and the legislation itself. Historical recognition is one thing, fanatically wiping out any critique or parody is another.