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Category: WordpressBy Curt on Aug 4, 2008 in Slide, Dailymotion, YouTube, Wordpress, Turkey | 2 Comments
After blogging Wordpress and YouTube and Slide (more about those here), Turkey, according to the RSF, has now blocked the Paris-based video sharing site Dailymotion, beginning on August 2nd. The rationale behind the block is uncertain, though if YouTube is any guide, it’s probably due to a video “insulting” the founder of the modern Turkish […]
By Curt on Apr 11, 2008 in Brazil, Blocked, Wordpress | 3 Comments
Brazil, which has in the past blocked YouTube and banned a host of video games, has now banned the blog Wordpress.com, and therewith all the blogs that use it, according to Game Politics (via Techdirt). There are 1 million Brazilian blogs alone on this service, according to Terramel, a Brazilian blog. It is apparently, […]
By Curt on Aug 26, 2007 in Blocked, Thailand, Wordpress | 0 Comments
According to Global Voices, Thailand joins Turkey in having blocked access to the popular WordPress.com blog platform and hosting site.
On August 22th, 2007, access to wordpress.com blogging platform has been blocked by TOT (Telecommunication Authority) preventing Thai Internet users from accessing Thai Wordpress and all blogs hosted on wordpress.com. “A notice has been shown when […]
By Curt on Aug 22, 2007 in Blocked, Wordpress, Censorship | 2 Comments
According to Matt Mullenweg, the founder of the Wordpress blogging platform, the hosted version of the program, Wordpress.com, has been blocked in Turkey.
It looks as though a law suit brought against a Turkish internet company by an individual resulted in allegedly libelous material being brought down by a wholesale blocking of the popular platform.
This is […]
