YouTube Ban Goes To European Court Of Human Rights!
No Comment by Arda Kutsal on December 7, 2009
The Internet Technologies Association (ITD) has taken a concrete step towards the ban of YouTube, the most popular video sharing web site worldwide that has been banned in Turkey for almost 1,5 years. Having tried all other means against the court’s decision to ban access to YouTube in Turkey, ITD brought the case to European [...]
Facebook’s Video Stream and Turkey Stats on the Rise
No Comment by Fırat Demirel on October 29, 2009
Facebook has become more than a social network service with its latest moves and it seems that its growth is unstoppable now. The number of servers Facebook owns has increased to 30 thousand and according to Jeff Rothschild, the vice president of technology at Facebook; Facebook manages more than 25 terabytes of data per day [...]
Last.Fm and MySpace Banned in Turkey
23 Comments by Arda Kutsal on September 19, 2009
Access to MySpace and Last.fm is banned by Turkish court. We are currently not fully informed about the reason of the ban, but it may be due to music copyright violations. And again, this ban may be a consequence of a case filed by Turkish Union of Music Producers (MÜYAP) in order to protect music rights. Turkish [...]