Turkey's Twitter Ban Sparks Outrage, Google Refuses To Block YouTube Videos -- RT
Turkey’s block of social media site Twitter on Thursday, and threats to do the same against other sites, has led to outrage among those who see the "digital coup" as a blatant attempt to silence corruption allegations in the run-up to local elections.
The Turkish government’s court-ordered block of Twitter has been denounced by many as an attempt to quell allegations of official misdeeds. But the government’s threats have not stopped with Twitter; Google has reportedly declined Turkey’s request to remove YouTube videos that allege government corruption, sources told The Wall Street Journal.
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Update #1: Google Refuses Turkey's Requests to Yank YouTube Videos -- Wall Street Journal
Update #2: Turkey Tightens Twitter Ban as Google Refuses to Wipe YouTube 'Corruption' Videos -- IBTimes
My Comment: I asked a Turkish friend of mine a few days ago if these YouTube videos and recordings are legitimate. He is generally non-political but he has voted for this government in the past .... but in his mind there is no doubt that the people who were recorded on these corruption videos are from the inner circle of the Prime Minister's office .... including his own family. When Prime Minister Erdogam's own supporters now view him as corrupt .... that is when you know that as a leader you have a serious problem, and banning the messenger is only going to make your position laughable.
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