07.02.2014 - 10:19 [ Techdirt ]

Turkey Passes New Net Censorship And Surveillance Laws; West No Longer In A Position To Criticize

Now that Western countries have lost the moral high ground when it comes to censoring Web sites and carrying out blanket surveillance, others plainly feel they have a free hand to bring in even more repressive laws clamping down on Internet freedom. Turkey‘s move is just the latest in a growing series.