Google Dodges a Ban in Turkey Over Hostage Photo

Google was spared on Tuesday from a recent wave of Internet bans in Turkey after it reportedly complied with a court order to remove links to images of Mehmet Selim Kiraz, a prosecutor who died after leftist militants took him hostage at an Istanbul courthouse last week.Twitter and YouTube were temporarily blocked in Turkey on Monday after they failed to respond to an order to remove photographs and other content showing one of the hostage takers pointing a gun at Mr. Kiraz’s head during the assault.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/08/world/europe/google-turkey-kiraz-prosecutor.html

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