The constitution says, “Congress shall make no law abridging freedom of the press.” That’s according to the US Constitution. Apparently, not all nations celebrate that kind of freedom.
The Turkish government, with the blessing of their prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan , are pushing for their government agency Telecommunications Communications Presidency (TIP) to block websites deemed…ahem…insulting. This is to be done without court authorization or any legal intervention. This adds to Turkish laws passed in 2007 which put Internet censorship almost to China’s level, one of the most censored nations in the world. Erdogan openly called social media sites like Twitter a menace, after these sites helped push protest throughout that nation last summer. Oh, one more thing…Erdogan’s political friends are facing corruption scandals. I’m just saying.
Of course, those in the Turkish government who oppose?Internet censorship are calling these bills and laws Orwellian. Some are even comparing Erdogan to some of the worst dictators of the 20th century. I don’t know if I’d go that far, but this could be a start to a disaster.?Learn a history lesson: If a?government is this?hardcore about censorship it means two things. It either?means they don’t want to be exposed or they’re slowly, systematically but surely?oppressing their own people. I’m not saying Turkey is doing that, but this is what it can lead to. But I do find it interesting this is happening at a time when political scandals and protests are?threatening?the ruling party, the?AKP Justice and Development Party. I also find it interesting this is the same Erdogan appeared?and spoke?in the?form of a?hologram. But this kind of censorship?is potentially very dangerous. Why am I talking about Turkey you may ask? Well, what if this mentality comes to America, or your own country?