Turkey bans YouTube. Again
An Ankara court has blocked access (via) to YouTube because of clips deemed disrespectful to Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Turkey’s founder. Insulting Ataturk is still illegal in the country.
This is the second time Turkey has tried to ban the site. Back in March access to the site was suspended, also over clips of Ataturk. The ban was lifted after YouTube removed the offending videos.
In September, a court in the eastern city of Sivas also ordered a ban on the site, but this was never implemented.
Wednesday 23 Jan 2008 | Paul | Turkey
