By John Glenday

Turkey has moved to block access to YouTube within its borders in the latest salvo of an increasingly desperate bid to muffle opposition – ostensibly on the grounds of national security.

The latest draconian measure was introduced a day after a court ordered the suspension of a ban on Twitter (which has yet to be revoked) and follows the uploading of an ‘audio leak’ taken during a national security meeting of the Turkish government.

The apparently authentic tape showed Turkish officials discussing the situation in Syria, prompting the Turkish telecoms authority to take an ‘administrative measure’ against the site.
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Source: The Drum