Tag: internet censorship

  • First they came for the Twitter, and I did not speak out– Because I was not in Turkey

    First they came for the Twitter, and I did not speak out– Because I was not in Turkey

    First they came for the Twitter, and I did not speak out– Because I was not in Turkey

    Then they came for Facebook in Turkey, and I did not speak out– Because I could still use Facebook.

    Then they came tried to stop the demonstration in Turkey, and I did not speak out– Because I was in another country.

    Then my government came to silence me–and there was no one left to speak for me as Social Media around the world was already silenced.

    Craig Burrows after Pastor Martin Niemöller

  • Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatening to ban Facebook, YouTube

    Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatening to ban Facebook, YouTube

    Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan threatens a ban on YouTube and Facebook to stop political foes posting what he says are ”fabricated” audio recordings, but the President says a closure is out of the question.

     

  • Erdogan threatens to ban social media sites

    Erdogan threatens to ban social media sites

    The Turkish Prime Minister says he is ready to block sites like You Tube and Facebook as he tries to curb the wave of damaging disclosures fuelling new allegations of corruption
    Erdogan threatens to ban Facebook & Youtube
    Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatens to ban social networking sites Photo: AP

    Turkey’s embattled prime minister has warned that his government could ban social media networks YouTube and Facebook after a raft of online leaks added momentum to a spiralling corruption scandal.

    Recep Tayyip Erdogan has already tightened his government’s grip over the Internet, generating criticism at home and abroad about rights in the EU-hopeful country.

    “There are new steps we will take in that sphere after March 30… including a ban (on YouTube, Facebook),” Erdogan told private ATV television in an interview.

    Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has come under mounting pressure since last week, when audio recordings were leaked in which Erdogan and his son allegedly discuss how to hide vast sums of money.

    The Turkish premier dismissed them as a “vile” and “immoral” montage by rivals ahead of key local elections on March 30.

    A series of other online leaks showed Erdogan meddling in trade deals and court cases.

    Erdogan’s government has been shaken by a high-level corruption scandal that erupted in mid-December and ensnared the premier’s key political and business allies.

    Erdogan has accused loyalists of ally-turned-opponent Fethullah Gulen, an influential Muslim cleric based in the United States, of orchestrating the graft probe.

    The Turkish strongman has responded by purging police and passing laws to increase his grip over the Internet and the judiciary.

    telegraph.co.uk, 07 Mar 2014