Skip to main content
The homepageVoxVox logo
The homepageVoxVox logo

The context you need, when you need it

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own.

We rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. Will you support our work and become a Vox Member today?

Join now

People in Turkey Can Go Back to Watching “Gangnam Style” on YouTube

A high court ruled that the country’s ban on the site was unconstitutional.

by Liz Gannes
Screenshot

YouTube is no longer blocked in Turkey, four days after a high court ruled that the country’s ban on the site was unconstitutional.

This follows a similar blocking-ruling-unblocking of Twitter in Turkey. YouTube was officially inaccessible in the country for 67 days, almost five times as long as Twitter. (As always, some residents found ways to get around the blocks).

Both sites had hosted wiretaps and recordings of phone calls and meetings of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and others that in some cases suggested corruption and in others shared top-secret national security details.

YouTube confirmed that the ban had been lifted, saying, “We are glad that YouTube has been restored in Turkey following our successful appeal to the courts, and that people and businesses can once again access and share information on YouTube.”

This article originally appeared on Recode.net.

See More:

Most Popular

  1. The alcohol crisis quietly hitting high-stress, “high-status” workers
  2. Donald Trump messed with the wrong pope
  3. Take a mental break with the newest Vox crossword
  4. What trainers actually think about the 12-3-30 workout
  5. The Air Quality Index and how to use it, explained

More in Technology

Technology
The case for AI realismThe case for AI realism
Technology

AI isn’t going to be the end of the world — no matter what this documentary sometimes argues.

By Shayna Korol
Politics
OpenAI’s oddly socialist, wildly hypocritical new economic agendaOpenAI’s oddly socialist, wildly hypocritical new economic agenda
Politics

The AI company released a set of highly progressive policy ideas. There’s just one small problem.

By Eric Levitz
Future Perfect
Human bodies aren’t ready to travel to Mars. Space medicine can help.Human bodies aren’t ready to travel to Mars. Space medicine can help.
Future Perfect

Protecting astronauts in space — and maybe even Mars — will help transform health on Earth.

By Shayna Korol
Podcasts
The importance of space toilets, explainedThe importance of space toilets, explained
Podcast
Podcasts

Houston, we have a plumbing problem.

By Peter Balonon-Rosen and Sean Rameswaram
Technology
What happened when they installed ChatGPT on a nuclear supercomputerWhat happened when they installed ChatGPT on a nuclear supercomputer
Technology

How they’re using AI at the lab that created the atom bomb.

By Joshua Keating
Future Perfect
Humanity’s return to the moon is a deeply religious missionHumanity’s return to the moon is a deeply religious mission
Future Perfect

Space barons like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk don’t seem religious. But their quest to colonize outer space is.

By Sigal Samuel