(ANSAmed) – ANKARA, JANUARY 10 - The Turkish government has
moved to impose strict controls on the Internet by monitoring
the activities of online users and blocking certain keywords, a
parliamentary source said on Thursday as reported by Turkish
media. A bill has been submitted to parliament in the latest in
a string of government moves testing freedom of expression in
the aspiring EU member state.
The proposed legislation will allow the authorities to block
keywords deemed problematic and limit access to video-sharing
websites that include them, the source said. It will allow
officials to keep a record of all activities of Internet users
for two years and monitor which websites they have visited,
which keywords they have searched for and their activities on
social networking sites. "The draft bill is designed to 'protect
the family, children and youth from items on the Internet that
encourage drug addiction, sexual abuse and suicide," Hurriyet
newspaper said. In December, Google released data showing that
Turkey topped the Internet giant's content removal request list.
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