RAMROD 117,977 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Wikipedia is taking Turkey to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) over a two-year ban imposed on the site in the country. The Wikimedia Foundation says it filed the petition on the grounds that a ban on its online encyclopaedia violated the right to freedom of expression. Access to Wikipedia has been blocked in Turkey since April 2017. Officials said at the time that "an administrative measure" had been taken, but gave no reason for the ban. Turkish media said authorities had asked Wikipedia to remove content by writers "supporting terror". More than two years on, it still happens: I do a quick internet search on a topic, which leads to a Wikipedia link. I click on it, without thinking. Error 404: Page not found. Ah yes, a country aiming to join the European Union has banned a free encyclopaedia website. Turks have found ways to circumnavigate the block, using "mirror" Wikipedia URLs or Virtual Private Networks (VPN) to change their IP location. But it's still a hindrance to many. Ankara complained about the content of two articles: on the Syrian war and on state-sponsored terrorism, demanding they be removed. In meetings with the Turkish authorities, Wikipedia bosses explained that articles could be edited - and that removing them contravened values of democratising knowledge. Prior to the ban, more than 300,000 articles had been published in Turkish on the Wikipedia site. The ECHR is an international court based in Strasbourg which was set up to uphold the European Convention on Human Rights after World War Two. Full news at Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48386940?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/c207p54mdq3t/turkey&link_location=live-reporting-story (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ⁱᵐ'ᵐᵃ ʰⁱᵗ ᵈᵉᶠʳᵒˢᵗ ᵒⁿ ʸᵃ, ˡᵉᵗ'ˢ ᵍᵉᵗ ⁱᵗ ᵇˡᵃᶻⁱⁿᵍ﹗ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryJaneHolland 77,348 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Banning websites is so lame People will just use VPN and call it a day. You aren't doing anything Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChromeAngel 3,230 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Admin is quaking Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloody hooker 6,445 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 I literally thought that they were taking a real turkey to court, and not the country. This mutual gaze was a “longing to touch” or a "pre-coitus" stare. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adarsh Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 3 minutes ago, Bloody hooker said: I literally thought that they were taking a real turkey to court, and not the country. Inb4 the turkey took Wikipedia to court due to wrong facts on its wiki page Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antichrist 9,818 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 19 minutes ago, Bloody hooker said: I literally thought that they were taking a real turkey to court, and not the country. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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