Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum

Turkey Related Subjects => Turkey Discussion Forum (Not Calis specifically) => Topic started by: Scunner on June 18, 2013, 15:15:14 PM

Title: Government working on draft to restrict social media in Turkey
Post by: Scunner on June 18, 2013, 15:15:14 PM

"The Turkish government launched yesterday a study to restrict social media, an attempt that has been inspired by the Gezi protests that have spread across the country.

The Justice Ministry has started working on a draft on crimes over the Internet, ministry sources told the Hürriyet Daily News yesterday. “International implementations regarding the issue are being inspected,” the source said. "

Full story: Hurriyet Daily News (http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/government-working-on-draft-to-restrict-social-media-in-turkey.aspx?pageID=238&nID=48982&NewsCatID=338)

Title: Government working on draft to restrict social media in Turkey
Post by: Rimms on June 18, 2013, 15:31:26 PM

In the UK most politicians are rushing to embrace social media, here they are trying to ban it. Very different culture and political system indeed