28 January 2015

Facebook censors images of Prophet Mohammed

Facebook has agreed to block pages showing images of the Prophet Mohammed after a Turkish court ruling, despite its chief executive giving his support to freedom of speech proclaiming "Je Suis Charlie".

A court in the Turkish capital, Ankara, ruled that several Facebook pages were "insulting the Prophet Mohammed" and Facebook agreed to block access on January 25.

The court also said if the ruling was not adhered to, Facebook access would be wholly removed in the country, according to Hurriyet Daily News.

The company's decision comes after Mark Zuckerberg said on Facebook that the site followed the laws of the country "but we never let one country or group of people dictate what people can share across the world". [The Telegraph] Read more