Facebook Agrees to Censor Images of Muhammad to Comply with Turkish Law

[trotsky]

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/01/28/facebook-agrees-to-censor-images-of-muhammad-to-comply-with-turkish-law/

A few weeks ago, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg posted a message in support of the free speech rights of the Charlie Hebdo staff:

(snip)

… as I reflect on yesterday’s attack and my own experience with extremism, this is what we all need to reject — a group of extremists trying to silence the voices and opinions of everyone else around the world.

I won’t let that happen on Facebook. I’m committed to building a service where you can speak freely without fear of violence.

(snip)

That’s why it’s incredibly disappointing that Facebook has now decided to censor all images of Muhammad in Turkey, where such depictions are forbidden. There are legal and financial reason to comply with the request, but that still doesn’t make it ethically right — and it makes Zuckerberg’s statement look incredibly hypocritical since the decision means Turkey’s 40 million Facebook users can’t see or share those controversial Charlie Hebdo covers on the site.

[Agnosticsherbet]

1. Money talks freedom walks.

[Ykcutnek]

2. If the TPP includes a provision that says: "FUCK YOUR FREE SPEECH RESTRICTIONS"

"Our companies won't censor a goddamn thing."

I think I might get on board.

[Coventina]

3. I thought Turkey had a secular government?

Very troubling that a "secular" country would have such a law on the books.

[trotsky]

4. It is also often held up as an example of moderate/liberal Islam.

Reality doesn't always match up with what some want to be true.

[riderinthestorm]

5. Erdogan is very conservative snd is doing his level best to drag Turkey backwards nt