ECtHR: Blocking of access to YouTube is a violation of the freedom of expression
Ass. jur. Gianna Iacino
On 1 December 2015, in the case Cengiz and Others v Turkey (appl. no. 4822610 and 14027/11), the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) held, that the blocking of access to YouTube is a violation of the right to freedom of expression according to article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECtHR).
The Ankara Criminal Court of First Instance ordered Internet Access Providers to block the access to the website YouTube pursuant to a Turkish Law regulating Internet publications and combatting Internet offences (no. 5651), because it found ten videos on the website YouTube to…