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Democracy in Turkey is in a deep crisis. Its ruling party, led by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, systematically silences marginalized voices, shuts down dissident TV channels, sentences journalists, and disregards the European Court of Human Rights decisions. As we wrote in November, in this oppressive...
LONDON: YouTube has appointed a Turkish local representative to comply with the country’s controversial internet law, in a decision that human rights groups warn is a violation of free expression. Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Saturday said the move will make YouTube “much more susceptible” to content removal and take-down requests by Turkish authorities. “It will inevitably lead to an increase in arbitrary censorship, compromise people’s privacy and right of access to information, and could implicate YouTube in human rights violations,” HRW said. “It sets a dangerous precedent...