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TURKISH GOVT. TOPS GOOGLE LIST FOR CONTENT REMOVAL REQUESTS
November 14, 2012 - 15:19 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - In stark comparison to 2011, the Turkish government
submitted 501 requests to Google for content removal in the first half
of 2012, whereas it filed only 45 requests during the previous period,
according to Google's most recent Transparency Report. Hurriyet Daily
News says that according to the newly-released report, the total number
of content removal requests issued to Google Services by governments
around the world rose from 1,048 to 1,791 in the first period of this
year. Among Turkey's long list of removal requests, critical content
pertaining to official authorities and pornographic content are seen
as the two main reasons behind the government's requests. The United
States follows Turkey on the list with 273 requests for removal,
up from 187 in the last period. After publishing their sixth report
on the issue, Google's Transparency Report alleges that "government
surveillance is on the rise," adding that government demands for user
data have increased significantly since the first report was issued.
The World's largest search engine said, independent from the number
of requests it receives, Google may choose not to respond positively
to a government's request for content removal.
November 14, 2012 - 15:19 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - In stark comparison to 2011, the Turkish government
submitted 501 requests to Google for content removal in the first half
of 2012, whereas it filed only 45 requests during the previous period,
according to Google's most recent Transparency Report. Hurriyet Daily
News says that according to the newly-released report, the total number
of content removal requests issued to Google Services by governments
around the world rose from 1,048 to 1,791 in the first period of this
year. Among Turkey's long list of removal requests, critical content
pertaining to official authorities and pornographic content are seen
as the two main reasons behind the government's requests. The United
States follows Turkey on the list with 273 requests for removal,
up from 187 in the last period. After publishing their sixth report
on the issue, Google's Transparency Report alleges that "government
surveillance is on the rise," adding that government demands for user
data have increased significantly since the first report was issued.
The World's largest search engine said, independent from the number
of requests it receives, Google may choose not to respond positively
to a government's request for content removal.