Turkey could block other social media if security threatened - sources

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Turkey could block access to other social media platforms as well as YouTube and Twitter if users publish recordings or documents which threaten national security, government sources said on Thursday.
   
Turkish telecoms regulators moved to block YouTube on Thursday after an anonymous account posted what it presented as a leaked recording of a discussion between the country's intelligence chief, deputy head of the armed forces and foreign minister about possible military operations in Syria.

This comes as Google is looking into reports that users in Turkey are unable to access its video-sharing site YouTube, the company said.

"We're seeing reports that some users are not able to access YouTube in Turkey. There is no technical issue on our side and we're looking into the situation," a Google Inc spokesperson said in an emailed statement.

Meanwhile, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said the posting on YouTube of a recording purportedly of top officials discussing possible military operations in Syria was "villainous".
   
"They even leaked a national security meeting. This is villainous, this is dishonesty (...) Who are you serving by doing audio surveillance of such an important meeting?" Erdogan told a crowd of supporters in Diyarbakir.

Turkey blocked YouTube as a precaution after voice recordings purportedly of senior officials discussing a potential military operation in Syria created "a national security issue", a source at the prime minister's office said on Thursday.

   
The source said that Turkey was in talks with the video sharing platform and may lift the ban if YouTube agreed to remove the content.

Turkey's foreign ministry said the leaking was a "wretched attack" on national security and those behind it would receive the heaviest punishment.         

REUTERS

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