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Anti-Democratic Internet Censorship in Turkey

Turkish authorities has created among the most contentious regulations of the web age. In May 2007, the Turkish Parliament has handed Legislation 5651, titled Ordinance of Magazines online and Suppression of Crimes Committed with Said Book (a.k.a. The Web Regulation). Because its enactment, almost 16.000 sites have been prohibited by Turkish courts and regulators. Even […]