Blogger.com Is Accessible Again
The Diyarbakır Court lifted the ban on blogger.com, one of the biggest blog services in the internet, four days later, until all the evidence is collected.
The 1st Criminal Court of First Instance of Diyarbakır has lifted the ban on blogger.com and thus freed the blogs, the internet journals.
According to ntvmsnbc, the decision to lift the ban on the blogs affiliated with blogger.com and blogspot.com went into effect yesterday (October 27).
Today, the internet users witnessed the lifting up of the ban gradually.
Google’s blogger.com and blogspot.com, which provide free internet journal keeping, had become inaccessible in Turkey since October 24. The internet users, the freedom of expression defenders and the telecommunications organizations had been protesting the decision that banned the blogs.
Blogger.com is one of the most visited ten internet sites. It has millions of blog users.
Until all the evidence is collected
The ntvmsnbc report says the ban was lifted until all the evidence is collected.
The decision had come after Digiturk TV Platform Company had filed a complaint about some internet sites broadcasting scenes from soccer games over which the Digituk has the sole right. The court had implemented the Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works in reaching its decision. (TK/TB)
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