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YouTube access restored in Turkey | YouTube access restored in Turkey |
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Turkey has lifted its ban on YouTube, two months after blocking access to the video-sharing site. | Turkey has lifted its ban on YouTube, two months after blocking access to the video-sharing site. |
The move comes after the country's highest court ordered authorities to restore access, saying the ban violated laws on freedom of expression. | The move comes after the country's highest court ordered authorities to restore access, saying the ban violated laws on freedom of expression. |
The ban was imposed in late March, soon after recordings alleging official corruption were aired on the site. | The ban was imposed in late March, soon after recordings alleging official corruption were aired on the site. |
Turkey passed a controversial law early this year that let regulators cut off any site without needing a court order. | Turkey passed a controversial law early this year that let regulators cut off any site without needing a court order. |
The government had also imposed a ban on social networking site Twitter, but that was lifted last month. | The government had also imposed a ban on social networking site Twitter, but that was lifted last month. |
Authorities had continued to block YouTube until now despite decisions from lower courts calling on the government to lift the ban. | Authorities had continued to block YouTube until now despite decisions from lower courts calling on the government to lift the ban. |
The ruling by the constitutional court is widely seen as a snub to the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which has been a sharp critic of social media sites. | The ruling by the constitutional court is widely seen as a snub to the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which has been a sharp critic of social media sites. |
Both YouTube and Twitter were blocked after recordings of official meetings were leaked and widely circulated. | Both YouTube and Twitter were blocked after recordings of official meetings were leaked and widely circulated. |
One recording involved senior army officers discussing intervention in Syria and others supposedly revealed corruption among people close to Mr Erdogan. | One recording involved senior army officers discussing intervention in Syria and others supposedly revealed corruption among people close to Mr Erdogan. |
The block was imposed as a "precautionary administrative measure", Turkey's telecommunications regulator had said at the time. | The block was imposed as a "precautionary administrative measure", Turkey's telecommunications regulator had said at the time. |
YouTube was blocked previously in Turkey in 2007 but that ban was lifted in 2010. | YouTube was blocked previously in Turkey in 2007 but that ban was lifted in 2010. |
The Turkish newspaper Millyet reported on Monday that another social network, Ask.fm, was blocked this week. It published a memo from the country's Department of Telecommunications confirming the move. | |
However, the Latvian-based site indicated that any such restriction might have been short-lived. | |
"Today Ask.fm service in Turkey is stable and continuous," Liva Biseniece, Ask.fm's director of external relations, told the BBC. | |
"The traffic from Turkey to the site is at its usual level. On Monday, however, it was apparent that traffic from Turkey was slightly decreased. | |
"As of now, the company has not received any information from Turkish authorities regarding a possible ban of Ask.fm." |