Turkey Threatens to Block More Websites

Turkey has already blocked Twitter and YouTube, and more could be on the way. According to the Reuters news agency, government sources in Ankara said on Thurday the country could block access to other social media platforms if users publish recordings or documents which “threaten national security.” Earlier, Turkish telecoms regulators moved to block YouTube […]

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A Voice Vote Should Not Look or Feel Like an End Run

Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4302, a bill preventing a 24 percent cut in what physicians are paid under Medicare for 12 months. It’s the annual “doc fix” dance. On the bill’s merits, Heritage health scholar Robert Moffit gave careful review of the legislation yesterday. Essentially, The Heritage Foundation would give the legislation […]

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NYT reporter: Obama administration ‘the greatest enemy of press freedom

New York Times reporter James Risen called the Obama administration “the greatest enemy of press freedom that we have encountered in at least a generation” on Friday, explaining that the White House seeks to control the flow of information and those who refuse to play along “will be punished.” Poynter reports that Risen made the remarks while […]

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