[ Alper Akalin, 3H member, has spoken with journalist Fréderike Geerdink for the Dutch Newspaper, De Pers , about Youtube Ban ]

“Turkish judges don’t understand the internet”

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“Turkish judges”, says Alper Akalin of the liberal youth group 3H, “don’t know how the internet works. That’s the biggest problem.” 3H demonstrated in front of the court building when the youtube ban was decided on. Akalin: “They don’t know that there are tens of thousands of videos on youtube and that it doesn’t make sense to close down the whole site because of one video. If somebody breaks a Turkish law on the internet, then deal with that person or ban that video...”

Alper Akalin of 3H: “Banning sites is against what Atatürk stood for. He argued that Turkey had to focus on Europe. Then how can you ever limit freedoms?”

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The link of full article is here... Special thanks for Fréderike Geerdink...