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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."

8 of 482 comments (clear)

  1. Ouch by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    YouTube takes a big hit. 38 visitors less every month.

    1. Re:Ouch by e1618978 · · Score: -1, Troll

      Istanbul is roughly the same size as New York City (10m people), but you are probably American so you would not know that. 8)

    2. Re:Ouch by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Yeah but they're all so tightly wrapped in cloth only 38 of them can actually move on any given day.

  2. In other news by hedleyroos · · Score: 0, Troll

    Chicken sensors Google

  3. Re:Headache for EU negotiators by elrous0 · · Score: 0, Troll
    I would hope their would be strong forces within the EU opposed to their membership to. I mean, does the EU really want to open the Pandora's Box of letting a country like Turkey in? Even Russia will be a hard sell, much less a country that is about one generation away from rule by Sharia.

    -Eric

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    SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
  4. Too lame by MrPeach · · Score: 0, Troll

    Redirection at the DNS level? Can you say OpenDNS? I knew you could!

  5. Re:Headache for EU negotiators by ak3ldama · · Score: 0, Troll

    I agree, it was just a joke. I'm posting as AC since you were modded Flamebait and I don't want to take a karma hit just because someone has sand in their vagina.
    ak3ldama (554026)

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    "but money is the God of Algiers & Mahomet their prophet." - Rich. O'Bryen June 8th 1786
  6. Re:Headache for EU negotiators by ak3ldama · · Score: 0, Troll

    and i forgot to click post anonymously. doh

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    "but money is the God of Algiers & Mahomet their prophet." - Rich. O'Bryen June 8th 1786