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Turkish Court Says No to YouTube

"Turkish Court Says No to YouTube

A Turkish court decision forced the country's largest Internet service provider to block access to YouTubecom


By: Captain Maverick
Mar 7, 2007, 8:14 PM EST

After days of furious debate between Turks and Greeks, a Turkish court ruled that YouTube.com video sharing site hosts some video content that insulted Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, who is the founder of modern Turkey. Following suit, Turk Telekom, Turkey's largest Internet service provider blocked access to YouTube.com. After first simply removing the offending items, the court said that was not enough and ordered the company to completely block access to the site. "

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