Above: an example of the content that was unavailable to Turkish users up until last week.
Following a two year ban, the government of Turkey has lifted its ban on YouTube. Finally, millions of Turks can find out what all this “Double Rainbow” hoopla is all all about. I hope it lives up to the hype.
The ban originally came into place in May of 2008 when users complained that there were posted videos that were insulting to Mustafa Kemal Ataturk who founded the nation in 1923. It is a crime in Turkey to insult Ataturk.
After meetings with Google, YouTube’s parent company, the “offending” videos have been removed and the ban was able to be lifted.
Turkey has implemented many reforms on the economic and human rights realms in its bid to join the European Union. It has still faced many questions about its record on free speech issues.
via PhysOrg
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