National Interest vs. Online Freedom of Expression: The Discussions of Internet Users on the Blocking of ‘Wikipedia’ in Turkey

Ruhdan Uzun

doi:10.32739/etkilesim.2020.5.82

National Interest vs. Online Freedom of Expression: The Discussions of Internet Users on the Blocking of ‘Wikipedia’ in Turkey

Öz

In 2017, The Information and Communication Technologies Authority (ICTA) blocked online access to the online encyclopedia Wikipedia in Turkey due to its articles and comments that mention Turkey as a country that seems to be in coordination and aligned with various terrorist groups. Since then, the blocking has been criticized by Turkish people as a violation of the right of access to knowledge and a crackdown on online freedom of expression. However, freedom of expression becomes controversial when expression appears to threaten some important national interests. This paper aims at providing a framework for resolving questions about the recognition of online information rights, by finding out the rationale behind online users’ arguments on freedom of expression. In this article, online users’ comments on the blocking of Wikipedia in Turkey are analyzed. The findings reveal that most of the users disapprove the blocking. Both opponents and approvers discussed the issue by putting a broad framework and they put forward very different arguments to justify their attitude.

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

İletişim ve Medya Çalışmaları

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yazarlar

Ruhdan Uzun Bu kişi benim
0000-0003-4874-3869
Türkiye

Yayımlanma Tarihi

6 Nisan 2020

Gönderilme Tarihi

15 Ocak 2020

Kabul Tarihi

-

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2020 Sayı: 5

DOI

https://doi.org/10.32739/etkilesim.2020.5.82

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA23TW35HR

Kaynak Göster

RIS / Bibtex

APA

Uzun, R. (2020). National Interest vs. Online Freedom of Expression: The Discussions of Internet Users on the Blocking of ‘Wikipedia’ in Turkey. Etkileşim, 5, 10-22. https://doi.org/10.32739/etkilesim.2020.5.82

AMA

1.Uzun R. National Interest vs. Online Freedom of Expression: The Discussions of Internet Users on the Blocking of ‘Wikipedia’ in Turkey. Etkileşim. 2020;(5):10-22. doi:10.32739/etkilesim.2020.5.82

Chicago

Uzun, Ruhdan. 2020. “National Interest vs. Online Freedom of Expression: The Discussions of Internet Users on the Blocking of ‘Wikipedia’ in Turkey”. Etkileşim, sy 5: 10-22. https://doi.org/10.32739/etkilesim.2020.5.82.

EndNote

Uzun R (01 Nisan 2020) National Interest vs. Online Freedom of Expression: The Discussions of Internet Users on the Blocking of ‘Wikipedia’ in Turkey. Etkileşim 5 10–22.

IEEE

[1]R. Uzun, “National Interest vs. Online Freedom of Expression: The Discussions of Internet Users on the Blocking of ‘Wikipedia’ in Turkey”, Etkileşim, sy 5, ss. 10–22, Nis. 2020, doi: 10.32739/etkilesim.2020.5.82.

ISNAD

Uzun, Ruhdan. “National Interest vs. Online Freedom of Expression: The Discussions of Internet Users on the Blocking of ‘Wikipedia’ in Turkey”. Etkileşim. 5 (01 Nisan 2020): 10-22. https://doi.org/10.32739/etkilesim.2020.5.82.

JAMA

1.Uzun R. National Interest vs. Online Freedom of Expression: The Discussions of Internet Users on the Blocking of ‘Wikipedia’ in Turkey. Etkileşim. 2020;:10–22.

MLA

Uzun, Ruhdan. “National Interest vs. Online Freedom of Expression: The Discussions of Internet Users on the Blocking of ‘Wikipedia’ in Turkey”. Etkileşim, sy 5, Nisan 2020, ss. 10-22, doi:10.32739/etkilesim.2020.5.82.

Vancouver

1.Ruhdan Uzun. National Interest vs. Online Freedom of Expression: The Discussions of Internet Users on the Blocking of ‘Wikipedia’ in Turkey. Etkileşim. 01 Nisan 2020;(5):10-22. doi:10.32739/etkilesim.2020.5.82