Turkey: Move to block YouTube ahead of elections points to growing censorship | Amnesty International

Turkey: Move to block YouTube ahead of elections points to growing censorship | Amnesty International

"The Turkish government appears to be itching for pretexts to close down
websites because of their capacity to mobilize dissenting opinion and
broadcast embarrassing material,” said Andrew Gardner, Amnesty
International's researcher on Turkey

Turkey's Ministry of Foreign Affairs moved to block the video-sharing website ahead of Sunday’s elections.

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