Turkey, positioned geopgraphically on the edge of Europe and politically inside of NATO, has been heading in a troubling direction for some time in regards to speech. Crackdowns on dissent and even open speech are increasing and Internet communications are the specific focus of some of the recent actions. Coming up is legislation intended to curb the Internet (WWW) in ways similar to how television and radio have already been limited:
Having already brought Turkey's mainstream media to heel, and made considerable headway in rolling back Turkish democracy, the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has set its sights on a seemingly innocuous target: a satellite television preacher named Adnan Oktar.
[...] "It is just about control," said Kerem Altiparmak, a human rights and media lawyer. "Considering what has been happening in Turkey, I have no doubt this is a hegemonic power, controlling newspapers, TV and the judiciary, that is now out to control the [I]nternet sector."
All the restrictions are made that much easier through increased use of and dependence on centralized services like Facebook by the remaining opposition.
Source : Erdogan's Next Target as He Restricts Turkey's Democracy: The Internet
(Score: 3, Interesting) by unauthorized on Tuesday March 06 2018, @08:09AM
So, when will GoG overtake Steam with their vastly superior stance on consumer rights?
Oh that's right never, because people don't work the way your insane pipe dream presumes they do. In reality, most people generally favor the path of least resistance even if you clearly demonstrate the long-term disadvantages of doing so.
Incorrect. Anarcho-capitalism only requires that you beat the competition, which can easily be accomplished through malpractices such as controlling public perception and stiffing competition.