YouTube Stays Blocked in Turkey as Court Reverses Itself

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Supporters of Recep Tayyip Erdogan cheer as he addresses a rally of his Justice and Development Party in Elazig, Turkey, March 6, 2015.

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By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai2014-04-04 22:09:38 UTC

The same Turkish court that ruled to lift the ban on YouTube on Friday morning reversed its decision hours later following a petition for appeal, according to multiple local news reports.

The Ankara Gölbaşı Public Prosecutor's Office appealed the ruling, and the Court of Peace accepted the appeal. The court ordered the block to continue until YouTube removes the 15 videos in question, according to a tweet by CNN Turk.

See also: The Internet in Cuba: 5 Things You Need to Know

After the first ruling, some users reported being able to access YouTube again — but the block will probably remain in place for now.

The Turkish government blocked YouTube on March 27, after a recording purportedly of a government security meeting discussing military options against Syria was posted on the site.

Twitter, which blocked on March 20, is now accessible in Turkey after the Constitutional Court ordered the government to unblock it.

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Topics: censorship, Internet freedom, turkey, US & World, World, YouTube