June 16th, 2010
Turkey’s Internet censorship hit the news this week when the country’s own president raised his objections to the policy on Twitter. Yaman Akdeniz explains the state’s recent struggles with Google and YouTube
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Tags: Tags: Abdullah Gul, free speech, Google, Turkey, Twitter, Yaman Akdeniz, YouTube,
June 9th, 2010
In addition to blocking Youtube, Turkey has now blocked access to various Google functions. The High Council for Telecommunications has revealed that since June 2010, Turkish internet service providers have been instructed to block Youtube-linked IP addresses. On 4 June, Google investigated complaints that certain Google services, including Google Analytics and Google Docs, were restricted. The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe has estimated that 3700 websites are currently blocked in Turkey, including GeoCities, gay community sites and Kurdish sites.Tags: Tags: censorship, Google, internet, Internet censorship, Turkey, YouTube,
April 28th, 2010
Musician M.I.A‘s video for her new single Born Free has been banned from Youtube just days after it was released. The controversial video, directed by Romain Gavras, shows American police rounding redheads, and subjecting them to brutal violence. Critics have suggested the explicit video is a publicity stunt for M.I.A and the director, whose debut feature film Redheads, is based on the same premise.Tags: Tags: America, censorship, m.i.a, music, YouTube,
October 8th, 2009
The sentencing of two young rappers for posting a threatening song on YouTube sets a dangerous precedent, says Brendan O’Neill
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Tags: Tags: censorship, Ishmael Mclean, jason johnson, rap, Rowan Simon, wrong team, YouTube,
June 2nd, 2009
The Chinese authorities have blocked a range of popular social media including blogger, flickr, youtube and twitter ahead of the anniversary of the Tiananmen square massacre on 4 June. Read more hereTags: Tags: blogging, Tiananmen square protest, Twitter, YouTube,
March 25th, 2009
Google said that its YouTube video-sharing website had been blocked in China. (more…)Tags: Tags: China, Dalai Lama, Google, Tibet, YouTube,
February 17th, 2009
The Italian government is attempting to make web-based dissent a crime, says Cecilia Anesi
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Tags: Tags: Bernardo Provenzano, Facebook, Italy, Salvatore Riina, YouTube,
March 17th, 2008
The Chinese authorities limited access to video site YouTube over the weekend, after clips of clashes between police and protesters in the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, were uploaded. (more…)