Turkish Courts Lift YouTube Ban (VIDEO)

Apr 07, 2014 05:15 PM EDT | Matt Mercuro

A Turkish court determined that a ban of YouTube violated human rights, according to a report by Reuters.

The court ordered most of its restrictions be lifted, citing a separate court ruling last week that ended a similar ban on Twitter, according to Reuters.

Back on March 27, the state telecoms authority blocked access to Google's video-sharing site, after leaked audio recordings were posted supposedly of senior officials talking about a potential attack on Syria before an election.

Shortly after that Twitter was banned until the Constitutional Court ruled last week that it violated the law.

The Ankara-based court said the YouTube ban "was too broad" and instead blocked access specifically to 15 videos, according to Reuters, citing a copy of the court document.

Twitter was blocked on March 21, right before local elections were set to take place after Prime Minister Tayyip Erodan vowed to "wipe out Twitter," after users spread allegations of corruption on the social media site.

Turkish authorities lifted a ban on Twitter after a constitutional court determined it breached freedom of expression, according to a report by Reuters.

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