YouTube again finds itself banned in Turkey

Once more, Turkey has put the ban on YouTube after a YouTube user reported that the Google-owned video sharing web site had several clips that were considered insulting to several prominent Turkish political figures.  The Turkish government then ordered the national telecommunications company to block access to YouTube for all Turkish residents until YouTube agrees to remove the clips.

According to the nation's current penal code, insulting "Turkishness" is a crime that is punishable by law.  Turkish courts often press charges against journalists when they mention the Armenian genocide that took place in the early 1900s.

In March, YouTube was banned in Turkey for two days before several "offensive" videos were removed from the web site. 

In the most recent ban, a court located in the Turkish city of Sivas ordered the temporary ban because of a video that insults President Abdullah Gul, the nation's modern founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Turkish army.

Yesterday's ban of YouTube has drawn outrage from the Reporters Without Borders organization, a renowned journalist watchdog group.

"Blocking an entire website because of a few videos is a disproportionate measure," the organization said in an official statement.

Thailand, Morocco and several other nations also imposed bans on YouTube for a number of different reasons.

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Swanny Note : My  uploads regarding the Greece Fires was very enlightening to me. I didn't know about the amount of distrust and hatred between the Slavic Countries ..or should I say those countries that had been behind the Iron Curtain.

The Genocid was brought up but basically they spoke in the native tongue that I could not find a proper translation from. The Greece Fire Videos won me many,many honors.

 Reporters without Borders spoke up for you tube telling Turkey "Blocking an entire website because of a few videos is a disproportionate measure," the organization said in an official statement.

I wish Reporters without Borders would tell Youtube that about FREEDOMSWANUSA...Disabling my account was not the answer for a few videos from a Hot Head Tv Station. 

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