When Turkey bans Ricochet, we'll know we've arrived
So now large parts of Google are banned in Turkey, too.
There was no warning. Everyday tools like Google Maps and Google Analytics relied on by thousands of small businesses were blocked.
Companies like top graphic design house Bravoistanbul suddenly found they could not access their e-mails or their office server.
"You can't imagine that something like this could happen," says Ozlem Pekel, one of the company's founders.
"We paid for three years so we wouldn't have to worry about our server fees, and it turns out we paid for nothing - we paid for a blocked account.
"And it's Google! It just shows you how much respect the government has for us, the taxpayers."
I'm posting a lot today: I figure I'd best get my opinion out there while the getting's good.
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Jun '10
Re: When Turkey bans Ricochet, we'll know we've arrived
Apparently, NASA has gotten through to them, and convinced them that Islam's First Millennium technology was plenty good enough.
May '10
Re: When Turkey bans Ricochet, we'll know we've arrived
Turkey: A Modern, Moderate Muslim State. That's what State Department PR would have us believe, right? These waters are not flowing in our direction...
May '10
Re: When Turkey bans Ricochet, we'll know we've arrived
Claire, do you think this is the sort of move that would generate significant pushback against the current government? It strikes me as the kind of move that would tend to alienate (and severely piss off) the middle class in other countries, but I certainly don't have a good read on how tied Turks are to Google and other information services.
May '10
Re: When Turkey bans Ricochet, we'll know we've arrived
What on earth is the rationale for such a dumb move. Tools like Google significantly enhance productivity and thus enhance economic growth. How can even a Muslimist govt. like the current Bozos, think that a move like this is change for the better. How much weirder are they going to get before the military steps in?
Re: When Turkey bans Ricochet, we'll know we've arrived
The issue isn't Islamism, in this case, it's authoritarianism. These bans are coming from the courts, not the AKP, and they're in defense (we're told) of the image of Ataturk, although it seems to have something to do with shaking down YouTube for a large tax payment, as well.
Will, I answer your question as best I can in this article.