#Turkey Signals Dark Era of Online Censorship

. THE WEEK IN RIGHTS | JULY 30, 2020 Turkey’s Move to Control Social Media Photo © 2019 AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti The Turkish government is attempting to force social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube to comply with any demands it makes to block or remove content. These efforts to control social media are particularly troubling given Turkey’s already poor record on freedom of expression. If passed, the new law will enable Turkey’s government to get content removed at will and to arbitrarily target individual users. Social media is a lifeline for many people who use it to access news, and this law signals a new dark era of online censorship. READ MORE »   Poland Abandoning Commitment to Women The government's threat to leave a landmark treaty protecting women from domestic violence is a worrying move with far-reaching consequences. READ MORE»   Securing an Oil Supertanker Off Yemen’s Coast Authorities in Yemen should immediately permit the United Nations access to a supertanker moored off the country’s coast that risks spilling over a million barrels of crude oil into the Red Sea. READ MORE »   US Should Combat Anti-Asian Racism, Xenophobia People of Asian descent in the United States have faced two pandemics in 2020: Covid-19 and its resulting racism and xenophobia. READ MORE »   Top Tweets of the Week Trump's abusive response to protests in the US escalates; time to end forced labor in Xinjiang; activists jailed in Zimbabwe for speaking out; these were the trending human rights tweets of the week. CATCH UP HERE » Thank you for supporting Human Rights Watch! Follow Us On: Human Rights Watch | 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor | New York, NY 10118-3299 USA | t 1.212.290.4700