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Offline jwood

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« Reply #40 on: May 16, 2011, 12:30:36 PM »
Done !

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« Reply #41 on: May 16, 2011, 13:20:28 PM »
Lizdev.....Perhaps you have been censored:D

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« Reply #42 on: May 16, 2011, 14:15:26 PM »
Signed up myself. Although, being a sceptic, I wouldn't be surprised if the decision is irrevocable and already in place - just waiting for some beaurocrat to press the button.

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« Reply #43 on: May 16, 2011, 17:14:09 PM »
When it say you will have a choice of four filters does this mean a choice for four search engines??

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« Reply #44 on: May 16, 2011, 17:32:14 PM »
No it means a choice of filters - the lists of sites blocked by the filter you choose will be secret

According to a report prepared by Freedom House, a Washington-based human rights organization, over 5,000 websites were blocked in Turkey as of July 2010, and the number has since risen. For two years, those banned sites included YouTube, Google'''s Internet video platform. "It's the job of the family to regulate a child's Internet use.

This paves way to censorship," Ozge Ozkan, a 23-year-old Istanbul law student, said of the BTK's proposed system of state filters. [7]

The filters are "family," "child," "domestic" and "standard." The criteria by which websites will be filtered will be determined by the BTK.

Circumventing these measures will be considered a crime and anyone doing so or attempting to do so will face heavy fines. Many websites are expected to be blocked by the filters irrespective of their content...

...Under the new rules, the BTK would have total control over which internet sites are blocked under the filters and could add or remove sites without users' knowledge, giving it the power to ban thousands of websites without any good reason, the petition said.

It questioned the BTK's claim that they are providing families with an important service, and added that the filters are already available for download by anyone who wishes to install them. [5]

To read more on this follow this link for more detailed information on several other links

http://newsfeedresearcher.com/data/articles_b21/internet-turkey-people.html




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« Reply #45 on: May 17, 2011, 16:06:36 PM »
Done

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« Reply #46 on: May 18, 2011, 22:52:38 PM »
Done.  This is so important for us now and for future generations.

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« Reply #47 on: May 19, 2011, 22:21:00 PM »
After the 22nd August 2011 if you live in Turkey you probably won't even be able to access this web site let alone sign the petition to stop censorship of the Internet that will deny people the right to access information and freedom of expression.

If you haven't already please sign the petition and let us know here to keep this topic active, thanks

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/no_internet_censorship/?vl

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« Reply #48 on: May 20, 2011, 06:07:00 AM »
done

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« Reply #49 on: May 20, 2011, 08:56:29 AM »
Done




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