In a recent post, I talked about all the challenges facing YouTube. Well, it seems that the site has backed down from one of them.
In response to a ban from the Turkish Governement, YouTube has pulled a video involving Turkey's founding father, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.
It seems that corporate parent Google's commitment to "do no evil" doesn't translate to standing up for free speech.
As TechCrunch points out, this sets a terrible precedent. Pretty soon YouTube will be THE place to go for video that doesn't offend anyone. How exciting, huh?
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