Turkish court orders YouTube blocked

Posted videos allegedly insulted country’s founder Ataturk

[walkman]

thin skinned people are funny:
[msnbc.msn.com...]
"Over the past week, Turkish media publicized what some called a "virtual war" between Greeks and Turks on YouTube, with people from both sides posting videos to belittle and berate the other.

The video prompting the ban allegedly said Ataturk and the Turkish people were homosexuals, news reports said. The CNN-Turk Web site featured a link allowing Turks to complain directly to YouTube about the "insult."

"Insulting Ataturk or "Turkishness" is a crime in Turkey punishable by prison."

[Quadrille]

A court order they may come to regret:

"Turkey, which hopes to join the European Union, has been roundly condemned for not doing enough to curb extreme nationalist sentiments and to protect freedom of expression."

[walkman]

Quadrille,
be careful not to insult WebMasterWorldness :)

Turkey lifts YouTube ban after two days

"The Istanbul court that ordered the site blocked on Wednesday had said it would lift the ban as soon as it ascertained that videos insulting Turkey's founding father, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, were removed."

"Several prominent Turkish journalists and writers have been tried for allegedly insulting Ataturk or for the crime of insulting "Turkishness.""

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