Turkey blocks Twitter and YouTube following their refusal to take down a particular image

The government of Turkey blocked access to YouTube and Twitter in the country after both refused to take down images of a murdered Istanbul prosecutor. Facebook, on the other hand, said that it had complied with an order from a Turkish court which required it to restrict access to some content or face getting blocked. While complying with the court order, Facebook said it would appeal it.



Istanbul prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz succumbed to his wounds last week after being held in captivity by the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C). The leftists took a picture of Kiraz ...