[DW] Erdogan pushing Internet censorship forward

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[The Turkish government] submitted a bill to parliament this week that would allow authorities to block specific websites and keep a record of users’ Internet activities for up to two years. […]

« Previously, there were a limited number of types of alleged illegal content that could be blocked in Turkey, » said Yaman Akdeniz, a professor of law at Istanbul’s Bilgi University. « For example, child pornography, obscene materials, gambling-related content, encouragement of suicide or encouragement of prostitution and escort websites, » Akdeniz told DW.

Akdeniz explained that now, the government is trying to extend this block to include violations of personal rights and also privacy. « That could include defamation, for example, » he said.

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