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Turkish lawmakers adopt ‘Orwellian’ Internet limits
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/05/turkish-lawmakers-adopt-orwellian-internet-limits/
Turkish lawmakers adopt ‘Orwellian’ Internet limits
By Agence France-Presse
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 19:52 EST
Turkish MPs late Wednesday adopted new Internet legislation roundly criticised as a fresh assault by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on freedom of expression, access to information and investigative journalism.
The proposals come amid parallel moves by Erdogan to push through contentious judicial reforms as he fights to keep the lid on a deeply damaging corruption probe entangling some of his closest allies.
After hours of debate, during which opposition MPs blasted the bill as “censorship”, the measures were adopted in the chamber, where Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) dominates with 319 of the 550 seats.
The bill extends what are already hefty Internet curbs in place under a controversial 2007 law that earned Turkey equal ranking with China as the world’s biggest web censor according to a Google transparency report published in December.