Local Court Orders Turkey to Lift YouTube Ban

A local court ordered Turkey to lift its ban on YouTube on Friday, just one day after the government finally unblocked Twitter following another court ruling

The Court of Peace in Ankara’s Gölbaşı district ruled that a blanket ban on YouTube is too broad and violates Turks' human rights, citing the Constitutional Court ruling that led to lift of the Twitter ban. The Ankara court, however, also ruled that 15 videos must remain blocked, according to various news reports

The Turkish government blocked access to YouTube on March 27 after alleged recordings were posted to the video-sharing site of of a top-level government meeting that discussed potential military options against Syria Read more...