Blocking

Internet cafes bustle in Ankara, where Turkey's parliament approved a crackdown on online access.

‘What is at stake is the right of Turkish citizens to speak freely’

February 6, 2014Global Politics

Turkey is one of the most wired societies in Europe. But Turkey’s government is cracking down on online activities. Zeynep Tufekci of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, says new legislation will block online access and require Internet providers to store data on web users’ activities.

Housing: your block, your stories

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