Turkish president approves controversial Internet bill

[JURIST] Turkish President Abdullah Gul [BBC profile] on Tuesday approved legislation to heighten Internet restrictions, granting the country's telecommunications authority the ability to block websites or remove content without the court's approval. While Gul and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan [BBC profile] continue to reaffirm the law's purpose of protecting online privacy, many have waged harsh criticism against the legislation, calling [New Yorker report] it harmful, Draconian, and the latest strike against freedom of expression in Turkey. Erdogan was...

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