Turkey maintains block on YouTube, Twitter access restored

April 07, 2015 00:27

A Turkish court Monday banned access to Twitter Inc. and Google Inc.'s YouTube for failing to remove content related to a deadly hostage crisis last week, marking the second time in a year that the social-media platforms have been blocked after getting mired in Turkey's political turmoil.

The blackout came after an Istanbul court ordered the two U.S. companies, as well asFacebook Inc. and dozens of other local and foreign websites, to take down images, voice and videos recordings linked to the hostage crisis, threatening a blanket blockade for noncompliance.

By Monday evening, Twitter access was restored as authorities said the microblogging service confirmed it had removed tweets containing the banned material and listed in the court decision, while YouTube remained blocked.

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