June 11, 2010 1:50 PM
Turkey's President Tweets Against Internet Ban
Turkey's president has used his Twitter account to slam the country's ban on YouTube and some Google services.
In separate tweets sent out late Thursday, Abdullah Gul says he does not approve of the bans and has instructed officials to look into legal ways to reopen access.
Courts have blocked access to YouTube since 2008 over videos deemed to be insulting to Turkey's founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.
Last week, Turkey extended the ban to some Google pages that use the same Internet Protocol addresses as YouTube.
In January, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, urged Turkey to abolish or reform a law allowing it to block around 3,700 Internet sites.
In separate tweets sent out late Thursday, Abdullah Gul says he does not approve of the bans and has instructed officials to look into legal ways to reopen access.
Courts have blocked access to YouTube since 2008 over videos deemed to be insulting to Turkey's founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.
Last week, Turkey extended the ban to some Google pages that use the same Internet Protocol addresses as YouTube.
In January, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, urged Turkey to abolish or reform a law allowing it to block around 3,700 Internet sites.
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