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Turkey's New Far-Reaching Censorship Law

Posted by timothy on from the people-exist-to-serve-the-state dept.

nautical9 writes: "Wired is reporting that Turkey has just passed a law severely limiting freedom of expression. ISP's can be fined astronomical amounts for something as vague as 'airing pessimism.' It also requires new sites to 'apply' to the government for permission to go online. Amazing the lengths some will go to squash anti-government sentiment."

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  1. Slashdot's Priorities by DarkZero · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I know that people prefer to read news that directly affects them, but it just seems ridiculous that the smallest POTENTIAL infringements of free speech in the US or the UK make the front page of Slashdot every day, but astronomical infringements of free speech in smaller countries get tossed into the bin of obscurity that is the Your Rights Online section.

    Couldn't you guys just give these stories a try some time and see if they spark any real discussion? I have a feeling that they would.