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YouTube appears to be the latest site added to Turkey’s blacklist after reports emerged that the government has blocked it in response to a “villainous” audio file uploaded to the platform this week. The authorities said on Thursday they had taken an “administrative measure” to block the popular video sharing site. The clip in …

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  1. Voland's right hand Silver badge

    Touchy when they are showing our corruption, aren't we?

    You gotta love politicians when transparency goes "out of their control".

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  2. Flocke Kroes Silver badge

    Isn't this was the DMCA is for?

    The court order was obtained because of copyright - one of the actors agreed to work on the film as it was described to her, but the film that was made was completely different. Perhaps if the officers who were recorded complained that they did not sign a copyright release for their performances the could issue a DMCA take down.

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  3. Ole Juul

    DNS?

    Does anybody know how the education of the public to use 8.8.8.8 is going? It seemed like it was a great success before, but there's no mention here.

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    1. Anonymous Coward
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      Re: DNS?

      Was doing fine, until the government blocked various DNS IP addresses, including Google's at 8.8.8.8. As an education programme for the masses in avoiding attempts by government to prevent them from finding out what their politicians have been up to, this is going swimmingly for them.

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  4. ratfox
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    Block Twitter and YouTube just before elections

    I will be watching the results of the elections with great anticipation.

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  5. Anonymous Coward
    FAIL

    To think...

    These guys actually wanted to join the EU !

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    1. Khaptain Silver badge
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      Re: To think...

      And you actually believe that the EU is any less corrupt ? We are just better at hiding it.

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  6. Anonymous Coward
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    He can't win whatever he do

    Now he will lose the election because he took away people's access to Twitter and Youtube

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    1. Tromos
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      Re: He can't win whatever he do

      More likely he'll block access to the election results if he doesn't like them.

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  7. Anonymous Coward
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    They ought to look up "Streisand Effect" before they pull the plug on the entire intenet

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  8. JohnNE12

    Don't shoot the messenger

    Presumably someone attending the meeting recorded the content and uploaded it to youtube. They need to plug the leak, rather than dam the river!

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  9. Destroy All Monsters Silver badge
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    "They even leaked a national security meeting," Erdogan said at a campaign rally. "This is villainous, this is dishonesty ... Who are you serving by doing audio surveillance of such an important meeting?"

    The people of Turkey, you little sh*t. Remember them?

    Speaking to reporters in Kutahya, Davutoglu confirmed the meeting took place and said, "A cyber attack has been carried out against the Turkish Republic, our state and our valued nation. This is a clear declaration of war against the Turkish state and our nation."

    "This is an inconvenient attack on my little group of corruptics and idiots."

    Military action in Syria by Turkey? Sure guys, feel free.

    Sad to say, I hope the military gets a grip again and cleans up.

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