• Aug 5, 2020
  • Glyn Moody
  • Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments,

Turkey takes Germany’s “hate speech” law, and makes it much worse with its own censorship and data localization rules

Last month we wrote about France’s “hate speech” law, and noted that it followed in the footsteps of the earlier German law known as NetzDG (short for “Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz”, or network enforcement law). NetzDG was bad news not just for German freedom of speech, but for human rights around the world, because of its knock-on effects. … Continue reading “Turkey takes Germany’s “hate speech” law, and makes it much worse with its own censorship and data localization rules”

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  • Jul 15, 2016
  • Caleb Chen
  • Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media,

Turkey blocks Facebook and Twitter following military coup to unseat Erdogan

The Turkey coup to unseat Erdogan has predictably resulted in social media censorship as the Turkish government and military start firing shots. The two major bridges leading in and out of Istanbul, Turkey have been shut down and multiple sources are reporting organized military action and shots fired within the capital. The Turkish government has … Continue reading “Turkey blocks Facebook and Twitter following military coup to unseat Erdogan”

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