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Turkish President Signs Internet Censorship Law
INN ^ | 2/19/2014, 5:13 AM | Elad Benari

Posted on 02/18/2014 9:41:11 PM PST by Olog-hai

Turkey’s president, Abdullah Gül, said Tuesday he had signed into force a controversial law voted in by the government that would tighten controls over web use, AFP reported.

Gül said on his Twitter feed he promulgated the law—which the opposition and rights groups say infringes on citizens’ freedoms—after the government assured him it would soften parts of it through later amendments. …

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: censorship; internet; rop; turkey
And to think they did stuff like this twelve years ago as well, when Gül was prime minister.
1 posted on 02/18/2014 9:41:12 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

With all the extremely internet knowledgeable people around ... good luck.


2 posted on 02/18/2014 9:44:20 PM PST by doc1019
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To: doc1019

obama and his cohorts must be extremely jealous.


3 posted on 02/18/2014 9:46:38 PM PST by ThunderSleeps (Stop obarma now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
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To: ThunderSleeps

Executive Order to follow.


4 posted on 02/18/2014 9:49:03 PM PST by doc1019
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To: doc1019

The pen and the phone again.


5 posted on 02/18/2014 9:51:45 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai
the government assured him it would soften parts of it through later amendments

And I've got a bridge to sell them!

6 posted on 02/18/2014 9:53:29 PM PST by grundle
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Yeah, Gül’s words. Pretty worthless, what with him being the PM of the government that put control of the internet into law twelve years ago.


7 posted on 02/18/2014 9:55:36 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Coming to America.


8 posted on 02/19/2014 2:31:19 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion......the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Olog-hai

Obama thinking: If they can do it, I can do it better.


9 posted on 02/19/2014 3:38:42 AM PST by PoloSec ( Believe the Gospel: how that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again)
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