Turkey has again ordered its nationwide telecom to deny users access to video sharing site YouTube. This time, the controversy is focused on a video that a court said insults the country's founder, its president, its prime minister and its army. Turkey temporarily blocked the site earlier this year for similar reasons. Other countries have also called for bans over allegedly insulting videos.
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A Turkish court has ordered the country's telecommunications company to block access to the popular video-sharing site YouTube Latest News about YouTube because of clips the court deems insulting to leading political figures.
It was the second time Turkey has blocked access to YouTube. In March, the site owned by Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) Latest News about Google was blocked for two days after a complaint that some clips insulted Turkey's founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. The ban was lifted after the offending clips were removed.
On Wednesday, a court in the eastern city of Sivas ordered the block, saying video on the site insulted Ataturk, President Abdullah Gul, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the army.
The decision drew criticism Thursday from journalist watchdog groups.
"Blocking an entire Web site because of a few videos is a disproportionate measure," the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders said. "We urge the authorities to reverse this decision."
The site could be accessed on Thursday, and it was not clear when the ban would come into effect.
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A Turkish court has ordered the country's telecommunications company to block access to the popular video-sharing site YouTube Latest News about YouTube because of clips the court deems insulting to leading political figures.
It was the second time Turkey has blocked access to YouTube. In March, the site owned by Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) Latest News about Google was blocked for two days after a complaint that some clips insulted Turkey's founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. The ban was lifted after the offending clips were removed.
On Wednesday, a court in the eastern city of Sivas ordered the block, saying video on the site insulted Ataturk, President Abdullah Gul, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the army.
The decision drew criticism Thursday from journalist watchdog groups.
"Blocking an entire Web site because of a few videos is a disproportionate measure," the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders said. "We urge the authorities to reverse this decision."
The site could be accessed on Thursday, and it was not clear when the ban would come into effect.
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