European parliamentarians urge Turkey to remove YouTube ban 28.11.2008 A delegation from the European Parliament urged Turkish officials to make the necessary legal arrangements to enhance freedom of expression and eventually lift the ban on…
This is something we addressed recently in Internet: Restricted Access: A Critical Assessment of Internet Content Regulation and Censorship in Turkey. Turkish Daily News: Banned YouTube still in Top 10 November 26, 2008 Wednesday Despite…
Facebook, MySpace, YouTube are ‘recruiting tools for hate groups’ | NEWS.com.au By staff writers and wires November 19, 2008 08:25am THE popular websites MySpace, Facebook and YouTube are being used as recruiting tools by extremist…
YouTube pulls Columbine videos: “YouTube removes a selection of videos glorifying the Columbine school killers, following a BBC investigation.” (Via BBC News.)
From the YouTube Blog 27/10/2008 07:00 rss@youtube.com Addressing Youth Violence on YouTube: “Like you, we’re continually surprised, moved, and entertained by the videos people post on YouTube. And, like you, we’re occasionally dismayed when people…
YouTube left bomber’s page open despite police concern: “The YouTube page set up by the Plymouth restaurant bomber Nicky Reilly was still online this week after he had pleaded guilty to attempted murder and terror…
Turkish Novelist Denounces Government at Book Fair: “Speaking at the Frankfurt Book Fair, Orhan Pamuk, the Turkish novelist and Nobel Prize laureate, criticized the Turkish government for its treatment of writers.” When he was working…
YouTube censors Pat Condell’s latest video | EuropeNews: “YouTube censors Pat Condell’s latest video October 01 2008 The outspoken English comedian Pat Condell (official web site here) has had his latest video blocked by YouTube….
New watchdog to make websites carry ‘cinema-style’ age certificates | Mail Online: “New watchdog to make websites carry ‘cinema-style’ age certificates By Kirsty Walker, Last updated at 10:00 PM on 29th September 2008” Video-sharing websites…
Technological thoughtcrime: “Technological thoughtcrime Posted: September 25, 2008: Phil Elmore © 2008 According to an article published last week in Metro.co.uk, the video-sharing site YouTube (owned by the politically left-leaning search engine giant Google) has…