Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Turkey Freedom of expression being squelched as Erdogan Government working on draft to restrict social media in Turkey

The Turkish government launched yesterday a study to restrict social media, an attempt that has been inspired by the Gezi protests that have spread across the country.

The Justice Ministry has started working on a draft on crimes over the Internet, ministry sources told the Hürriyet Daily News yesterday. “International implementations regarding the issue are being inspected,” the source said.
 
EU-DIGEST: Turkey Freedom of expression being squelched as Erdogan Government working on draft to restrict social media in Turkey