Turkey - Constitutional court reduces agency's censorship powers

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The court has rescinded additional powers granted last month but many more need to be repealed Reporters Without Borders hails yesterday's decision by Turkey's constitutional court to rescind the additional online censorship and surveillance powers that the High Council for Telecommunications (TIB) was accorded in legislative amendments adopted last month. The court's ruling that these powers were unconstitutional is an encouraging sign after a year of constant growth in online censorship in (...)

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