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Turkey Censors YouTube

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the tastes-like-chicken dept.

FM Reader writes "After a controversial mock-up video reportedly submitted by a Greek member about Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey, Turkish courts ordered the national ISPs to ban the online video service, YouTube. YouTube hostnames are currently redirected at the DNS level to a page that announces the court order."

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  1. response from Turkey by wolfgang_spangler · · Score: 5, Funny

    In response to inquiries from the press about censorship, Turkey responded, "Gobble Gobble!!! Gobble Gobble Gobble!!! Gobble Gobble. Infidel. Gobble Gobble"

  2. Would Greeece help? by xs650 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is Syria attacked Turkey from the rear, would Greece help?

  3. Re:Turkey scares the bejeezus out of me. by basicguy · · Score: 2, Funny

    " That is really true - you can tell a lot about a country by looking at movies. All small towns in the South are run by corrupt police, and they all have KKK meetings every weekend. Plus Sweden is stewardess orgy central, and Canada is full of flappy headed fart jokers, plus a few seal clubbing, back bacon eating French Canadians." You're partially right. Not everybody fits the stereotypes. I've lived in Canada, and now live in the South. Guess I really missed out not moving to Sweden ;-)

  4. My first reaction by FriendOfBagu · · Score: 4, Funny

    Turkey Censors YouTube

    Censorship is serious, but there's no need to resort to childish name-calling!

  5. Re:Just learn about Turkish government by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    A racial epitaph? If you call someone a "dead nigger", maybe.

  6. Re:Just learn about Turkish government by debrain · · Score: 3, Funny


    I don't care what he did. Winston Churchill did great things when he lead Britain to defeat the Nazis, yet I can call him a fat drunken slob without fear of recrimination if I so desire.

    You can also call him an alcoholic, but he might tell you you're ugly, and that he'll be sober in the morning.