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Perhaps Turkey Should Just Ban The Entire Internet
from the adding-another-one dept
It would appear that the Turkish government and courts are a bit trigger happy when it comes to flat-out banning websites for almost no reason at all. In the past, we've reported on Turkish bans on YouTube, Slide, Wordpress.com and Google Groups. Now, via Slashdot, we see that a Turkish court has banned all of Google's Blogger service including all of the blogs hosted at blogspot.com. Unlike the bans of the other sites, which happened after people who were offended by content found on each complained, it appears that the Blogger ban was due to a Turkish TV service, Digiturk, which was upset that some Blogger users were posting links to unauthorized streams of Turkish football matches.
Yes, you read that correctly. Because a few bloggers had linked to (not even hosted) some unauthorized streams of a sporting event, Digiturk was able to ban all of Blogger. At this point, you have to wonder why Turkey allows the internet at all.
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Turky Ban Blogger Blogs
Is it just a coincidence that they named the country "Turkey"?
I think NOT!
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Re: Turky Ban Blogger Blogs
ROFL
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Re: Turky Ban Blogger Blogs
Ah ha! Beat me to it! I had just read the headline on my igoogle page and was already thinking "Well what do expect from a Turkey!" hilarious!
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Re: Turky Ban Blogger Blogs
Turkey could have been national bird of US&A you moron!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Turkey#Turkey_as_U.S._national_bird
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Re: Re: Turky Ban Blogger Blogs
It could have. Until the realized what a dumb idea it was. What a maroon.Who gives a shit about could have beens.
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Re: Turky Ban Blogger Blogs
Is it just a coincidence that they named YOU "DUCK"?
I think NOT!
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Flamingo
Should have been called Flamingo, as they shove their heads in the sand. That was funny though. Good one.
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Re: Flamingo
Er, did you mean "Ostrich"? Those are the birds that bury their heads in the sand.
Flamingos are notable for standing on one leg. As opposed to the Turkish government, which doesn't have a leg to stand on. *ba-dum, bum*
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Re: Re: Flamingo
Well yes and no, I did mistake the Flamingo, but it turns out, neither bury their heads in the sand.....
If threatened while sitting on the nest, which is simply a cavity scooped in the earth, the hen presses her long neck flat along the ground, blending with the background. Ostriches, contrary to popular belief, do not bury their heads in the sand.
http://ask.yahoo.com/20000516.html
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Re: Re: Flamingo
*ching*
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Re: Flamingo
I think those are ostriches that do that.
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Re: Flamingo
Yes, because of course it's the flamingo that is world famous for standing with its head in the sand so common around it's natural habitat, not the ostrich at all.
(facepalm)
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Turkey?
So.. If Russia should attack Turkey from the rear, do you think Greece would help?
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Re: Turkey?
Now you're just being Bulgaria!
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Re: Turkey?
You should be more concern about your own rear. You all totally diverted from from the subject.
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Censor fail
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I have been there many times. GREAT country, but a tad backwards in the Borat way. I can understand how this would happen there. LOTS of government paperwork and lines, little understanding about thinks not Turkish...
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All else aside, "Digiturk" is the greatest name for any company ever, period.
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I second this. Where can I apply for a job?
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SO WHAT!
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i second that motion
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It is almost Thanksgiving. Is there any reason why we don't just fry up all the Turks this coming season?
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I agree with the shittiness of banning everything but what the fuck are you talking about you fucking racist bastard?
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People in glass houses...
Two words: Patriot Act.
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Digiturk are just safeguarding their investment, i.e. the rights to show the national football league matches exclusively to paying cable subscribers. At the same time the US is also prosecuting people for file sharing, thereby safeguarding the commercial interests of recoriding artists, software houses and the studios. So shut it you blinkered muppets.
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Awesome!!!
China looks more democratic right now.
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Actually, given the number of compromised systems inside Turkey Telekom, a better question is; Why Does the Internet allow Turkey at all?
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You got there first.
"Why doesn't the internet just ban Turkey?" Or something like that.
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hey I live in turkey??
Hey hey.. I am living in Turkey, people help us! is there any way to ban this goverment? Or laws? From our lifes..
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Re: hey I live in turkey??
Keep the laws. Laws are good (when enforced transparently), they protect us (the weak) from the rich and the great.
There is a way to change government, called election, it's far from being perfect, but it is a start.
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Re: Re: hey I live in turkey??
yay let's pretend to be the 3 monkeys so every1 will be happy :DDDDD
not.
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Re: Re: hey I live in turkey??
Fuck me if it's not rigged.
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From Turkey
I live in Turkey and i'm ashamed of this and the previous bans.
These bans are because of the present government.
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Just f'ing ridicilous, fit for a country that is content on raping itself.
Turkish citizen here btw, unfortunately
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Ha Ha
Too funny, I was about to self-criticize our country here but there go some clueless people making elementary-grade jokes again. So I guess it would be wasted on this kind of audience.
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Re: Ha Ha
i couldnt agree more...what a damn minded could say such things to a hole country...you should look around people and see the real turkeys...happy thanksgivings...
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They've just banned Google Videos.
I hate living in this country. It's like watching a black comedy , if not actually living in it.
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Is there an online Petition set up yet?
I would certainly sign it! Having visited Turkey as a traveller, it's a stunning country with a population of mostly liberal minded people. This wholesale censorship should not be tolerated, no matter where it is.
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uhh...
Our stupid goverment...
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%47 of turkish citizens are officially morons. what you expect?
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to the retards (you know yourself)
For god's sake,
Age=10? I think so!
We, as people living in this country are quite troubled about these acts of cencoring and we keep connecting to these sites via other methods and proxy sites.
Dont forget to breathe between all these laughing will you? Or wait, you may also just die!
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heuheuhee
HEPİNİZİN anasini sikeyim :d
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Turkish People the most dumb,unethical,NO God, selfish, name it
Ive been working with turkish people, there are so many manners and characters you will never gonna like with these people..They are weird and arrogant..They claim that they are part of Europe yet Europe never even claim nor want them to be part of Europe..Second, They are muslims yet they never practice muslim culture..look at the way they dress and how they treat women.they love sex, and most of there men are gays why? because they want relationship with guys..Third,They are fucking arrogant, they think of themselves as like White people..yet they are the dumbest people i have ever known..They are not organize, they are not intelligent..they just have a very strong confidence level..they are unethical..not hospitable, they are anti American. anti Israel..any bad ass attitude are traits of Turkish people..
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