23 March 2014
Source: Middle East Monitor
Twitter approved Sunday a complaint filed by the Turkish
telecommunications authority against accounts that publicised fabricated
recordings aimed at smearing officials from the ruling AK Party.
Twitter's decision came as a reaction to court rulings issued recently by the Turkish Constitutional Court.
On Thursday, the Turkish government blocked the social networking
website Twitter hours after warnings by Prime Minister Recep Tayyib
Erdogan to "eradicate" the website because of its failure to uphold
Turkish court decisions.
The crisis started when a Turkish citizen publicised fabricated
recordings allegedly belonging to government officials. Accordingly, the
Constitutional Court issued a verdict to remove the fabricated content
from the website and the telecommunications authority submitted a copy
of the decision to Twitter in order to implement it, in accordance with
Twitter's policy. However, officials complained that the website ignored
their request, which led Erdogan to publicly slam Twitter and vow to
block it, irrespective of the international community's reactions.
Link: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/europe/10463-twitter-suspends-accounts-in-response-to-turkish-government-complaints.
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Monday, March 24, 2014
Sunday, March 23, 2014
PM ERDOĞAN'S OFFICE CLARIFIES REASONS FOR BLOCKING TWITTER
22.03.2014
Source: Daily Sabah
Prime Minister Erdoğan's office clarified the key reasons for blocking Twitter in Turkey and pointed out it wasn't an action taken by the government
– The decision to apply a precautionary measure was made due to Twitter officials neglecting hundreds of court decisions issued since January.
– Prior to the decision to take a precautionary measure, the Presidency of Telecommunication requested the removal of content which infringed on personal rights and individual privacy based on court decisions made by Turkey.
– To avoid irreparable unjust treatment, access to Twitter has been blocked as a precautionary measure starting from the above mentioned date.
It has become a means for gangs
– Twitter has become a way for gangs to post illegally obtained montages and voice recordings of individuals, which leads way to character assassination.
– Court rulings cannot be overlooked and the violation of individual rights was the main reason for the pre-cautionary measure.
There is no toleration for illegal sharing throughout the world
– Different countries all over the world, at various times, have taken similar measures. To ensure the rights of individuals and maintain national security, countries have blocked content deemed illegal on internet feeds shared by social media.
– Twitter and other social media websites must be in compliance with this policy, "What's illegal in reality is illegal in virtual reality."
– We find it difficult to understand why Twitter took such a one-sided and bias stance.
– This prejudice has damaged the commercial brand name of Twitter and opened a door for a wrong and unjust impression of our country.
– Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, from the first day he stepped into office up until today, has given grave importance to the internet and the opportunities it provides. The pluralistic society and civilians alike see the internet as a valuable platform for the progress of democracy. Our government is extremely proud to bring the Internet as far as remote villages and has always supported the development of the Internet.
We are not against the internet, we are against crime
– Our government is not against the internet; we are against illegal internet data that could compromise national security and detract a citizen's reputation with information posted on Twitter or similar social media websites.
Worldwide examples of blocked access
– The Transparency Report issued by Twitter for July 1 to December 31, 2013, revealed a significant increase in requests by governments and copyright owners for information requests, removal requests and copyright notices.
– At 59 percent, the U.S. is ranked in first place for information requests. While Japan is at 15 percent for overall information requests by governments throughout the world, France and the United Kingdom follows at four percent. Among the requests sent in by Turkey, a total of 1,410 cases made up just less than 10 per cent of total requests.
For example, in Germany, October 2013, Twitter blocked user accounts associated with neo-Nazis upon requests of the German government. And in France: On October 19, 2012, Twitter removed posts containing anti-Semitic and racist content under hashtags #UnBon-Juif (#AGoodJew).
Turkey files the least requests for removal content
– Removal requests on the grounds of illegal content by Governments and other authorities has increased almost five-fold compared to the previous period. In the second half of 2013, out of a total of 365 requests, 305 requests of which were made by France, Russia follows with 14 percent of requests, while the total number of requests from Turkey made up just two percent.
– With the increase of Twitter users and retweets, copyright notices from companies have also been increased, according to report findings. Removal of content requests increased by 16 percent compared to the previous period, with a total of 12 thousand 243 accounts being affected as a consequence. In return, around 26 thousands tweets have been deleted and over 5.5 thousand media content has been removed from Twitter.
Most frequent request made by US
– According to the report, most frequently, demands for the removal of content are made by the United States, while less than 10 cases of removal requests were made by other countries. The U.S. issued requests regarding 679 accounts, of which interestingly enough, almost 80 percent were for user removals. Out of this 80 percent of the total 679 requests made, 75 percent of said requests were fulfilled by Twitter.
Source: Daily Sabah
Prime Minister Erdoğan's office clarified the key reasons for blocking Twitter in Turkey and pointed out it wasn't an action taken by the government
ANKARA — Access to the popular
social media website Twitter was blocked by Turkey's Information and
Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) on Thursday. The decision to
block access to Twitter in Turkey came after Twitter neglected countless
verdicts made by Turkish courts and numerous applications for the
removal of harmful content.
The Turkish Prime Ministry has issued a statement clarifying the 16 reasons for the ban, pointing to similar cases in other countries.
The statement by the Turkish Prime Ministry Public Diplomacy Coordinatorship is as follows:
The Turkish Prime Ministry has issued a statement clarifying the 16 reasons for the ban, pointing to similar cases in other countries.
The statement by the Turkish Prime Ministry Public Diplomacy Coordinatorship is as follows:
– The decision to apply a precautionary measure was made due to Twitter officials neglecting hundreds of court decisions issued since January.
– Prior to the decision to take a precautionary measure, the Presidency of Telecommunication requested the removal of content which infringed on personal rights and individual privacy based on court decisions made by Turkey.
– To avoid irreparable unjust treatment, access to Twitter has been blocked as a precautionary measure starting from the above mentioned date.
It has become a means for gangs
– Twitter has become a way for gangs to post illegally obtained montages and voice recordings of individuals, which leads way to character assassination.
– Court rulings cannot be overlooked and the violation of individual rights was the main reason for the pre-cautionary measure.
There is no toleration for illegal sharing throughout the world
– Different countries all over the world, at various times, have taken similar measures. To ensure the rights of individuals and maintain national security, countries have blocked content deemed illegal on internet feeds shared by social media.
– Twitter and other social media websites must be in compliance with this policy, "What's illegal in reality is illegal in virtual reality."
– We find it difficult to understand why Twitter took such a one-sided and bias stance.
– This prejudice has damaged the commercial brand name of Twitter and opened a door for a wrong and unjust impression of our country.
– Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, from the first day he stepped into office up until today, has given grave importance to the internet and the opportunities it provides. The pluralistic society and civilians alike see the internet as a valuable platform for the progress of democracy. Our government is extremely proud to bring the Internet as far as remote villages and has always supported the development of the Internet.
We are not against the internet, we are against crime
– Our government is not against the internet; we are against illegal internet data that could compromise national security and detract a citizen's reputation with information posted on Twitter or similar social media websites.
Worldwide examples of blocked access
– The Transparency Report issued by Twitter for July 1 to December 31, 2013, revealed a significant increase in requests by governments and copyright owners for information requests, removal requests and copyright notices.
– At 59 percent, the U.S. is ranked in first place for information requests. While Japan is at 15 percent for overall information requests by governments throughout the world, France and the United Kingdom follows at four percent. Among the requests sent in by Turkey, a total of 1,410 cases made up just less than 10 per cent of total requests.
For example, in Germany, October 2013, Twitter blocked user accounts associated with neo-Nazis upon requests of the German government. And in France: On October 19, 2012, Twitter removed posts containing anti-Semitic and racist content under hashtags #UnBon-Juif (#AGoodJew).
Turkey files the least requests for removal content
– Removal requests on the grounds of illegal content by Governments and other authorities has increased almost five-fold compared to the previous period. In the second half of 2013, out of a total of 365 requests, 305 requests of which were made by France, Russia follows with 14 percent of requests, while the total number of requests from Turkey made up just two percent.
– With the increase of Twitter users and retweets, copyright notices from companies have also been increased, according to report findings. Removal of content requests increased by 16 percent compared to the previous period, with a total of 12 thousand 243 accounts being affected as a consequence. In return, around 26 thousands tweets have been deleted and over 5.5 thousand media content has been removed from Twitter.
Most frequent request made by US
– According to the report, most frequently, demands for the removal of content are made by the United States, while less than 10 cases of removal requests were made by other countries. The U.S. issued requests regarding 679 accounts, of which interestingly enough, almost 80 percent were for user removals. Out of this 80 percent of the total 679 requests made, 75 percent of said requests were fulfilled by Twitter.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
US Embassy in Cairo deletes tweet on Jon Stewart
3 hrs ago
By | Associated Press
Source: Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (AP) — Oh, the perils of digital diplomacy!
By | Associated Press
Source: Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (AP) — Oh, the perils of digital diplomacy!
The U.S. Embassy in Cairo temporarily shut down its Twitter feed on Wednesday and deleted a tweet linking to a video of "The Daily Show," in which host Jon Stewart mocked Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi. The monologue about the arrest of an Egyptian satirist offended the Egyptian government and sparked an unusual diplomatic incident.
The embassy's Twitter account was deleted — and then restored minus the Stewart post — afterEgyptian authorities objected to a tweet that contained a link to Stewart's Monday show in which he joked about the arrest of a high-profile satirist, Bassam Youssef, who has poked fun at Morsi, U.S. officials said. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
In the clip tweeted by the embassy, Stewart came to the defense of Youssef and criticized Morsi for his arrest and interrogation as being undemocratic and petty. Youssef has been a guest on Stewart's program.
Replying to the embassy on Twitter, Morsi's office wrote, "It's inappropriate for a diplomatic mission to engage in such negative political propaganda."
The Twitter development comes as tensions between Washington and Cairo have soared in recent days over concerns that the Egyptian government is backsliding on the protection of human rights.
Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday that Washington has "real concerns about the direction Egypt appears to be moving in," adding that Egypt is at a "tipping point." His comments followed a blistering riposte from Egypt's ruling Muslim Brotherhood to criticism of Youssef's arrest leveled on Monday by State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland.
Nuland spoke of a "disturbing trend" of growing restrictions on freedom of expression in Egypt, pointing to the questioning of Youssef and the arrest warrants.
"There does not seem to be an evenhanded application of justice here," Nuland added, saying the Egyptian government has been slow to investigate police brutality or attacks on anti-Morsi protesters and journalists.
The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party then denounced Nuland's comments as "blatant interference" in Egypt's internal affairs.
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