Turkey?s telecoms authority has shut down YouTube. Regulators say an a**nymous account posted what it presented as a leaked recording of a discussion between the country?s intelligence chief and military leaders about possible operations in Syria. It comes a week after Turkey tried to block access to microblogging site Twitter. ?I*have*been*a*Facebook*and*a*Youtubeuser*for*year s*and*all*of*a*sudden,*this*ban*comes*as*a*shock.* I*am* uneasy*over*these*developments*and*my*biggest* concern*is what will happen if this government wins the elections?? said internet user Robin Cetin. ?I*wonder*how*far*will*they*go*to*curb*our*freedom .* First*Twitter,***w*Youtube.*What*is*next?*Facebook ?*How*far*will* they*go*and*when*will*this*end?? said Istanbul resident Demet Toprak. The government has indicated that it may block access to other social media platforms as well if users publish recordings or documents which threaten national security.
03-27-2014, 11:31 PM
Turkey shuts down YouTube over security alert
Turkey?s telecoms authority has shut down YouTube. Regulators say an a**nymous account posted what it presented as a leaked recording of a discussion between the country?s intelligence chief and military leaders about possible operations in Syria. It comes a week after Turkey tried to block access to microblogging site Twitter. ?I*have*been*a*Facebook*and*a*Youtubeuser*for*year s*and*all*of*a*sudden,*this*ban*comes*as*a*shock.* I*am* uneasy*over*these*developments*and*my*biggest* concern*is what will happen if this government wins the elections?? said internet user Robin Cetin. ?I*wonder*how*far*will*they*go*to*curb*our*freedom .* First*Twitter,***w*Youtube.*What*is*next?*Facebook ?*How*far*will* they*go*and*when*will*this*end?? said Istanbul resident Demet Toprak. The government has indicated that it may block access to other social media platforms as well if users publish recordings or documents which threaten national security.
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