Finally, i am back in Istanbul and ready to give my thesis. I kinda missed Istanbul, the crowds, the noise and the vivid life here although i must say i miss the life in Berlin. Meanwhile, i had to stop writing in my blog because i felt that i had to devote my time to thesis and here i am back again with a topic that i have discussed it before: banning the access to youtube in Turkey. It is really frustrating because i got so used to youtube. it is not just video and movies, it is about everything that one has questions about or for learning new things. As i learned from my friends, the access is banned for the second time since May due to the insulting videos about Ataturk. It is true that Ataturk is a great and respected figure here in Turkey and generally it is harsh when somebody insults ur heroes or symbols. But, i dont think banning the access to youtube is a valid solution. In the end, there are so many advantages and benefits from youtube which cant reach the normal users because of banning. In case there is an insulting video, youtube can put a limit of votes on the part of the users who think that it is insulting and once it reaches that limit, the insulting video can be banned or omited.
There are three other countries, apart from Turkey banning the access to youtube and they are Thailand, China and Pakistan. China has forbidden it because youtube broadcasts the protests of the tibetian monks and people. Pakistan on the other side has forbidden it because there are videos which insult islamic elements and especially the danish cartoons insulting the prophet Muhammed. In Thailand, the main reason was that there were some videos 'promoting air of disgrace amongst Thailand royalty and government officials'. Well, i am sure that every country could find something 'offending or insulting' in their perspective but banning youtube to cover the reality is not the solution. One cant cover the sun with the sieve.
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There will always exist a way to insult. A fact is that a lot of these expressions gain strength because of the focusing on their existance. You could compare it with the story of the forbidden fruit.
The internet is a very big place, and there will never be a situation internet will not contain any insults towards something or someone. Even more, in some cases it is really a thin line to define whether some text/expression is an insult, or just criticism.
However, I think many of these insults can be countered by just creating websites or movies that prove the opposite, or make fun of the original insult (eg like those movies of wilders, which was full of non-founded insults), or just by not reacting at all to them.
Thats just my 2 cents :)
with my story about wilders I mean that wilders movie is a typical insult movie
So good......
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