Turkish court orders Facebook to block pages insulting Prophet Mohammad: Report

A Turkish court has ordered Facebook to block a number of pages deemed insulting to the Prophet Mohammad, threatening to stop access to the whole social networking site if it does not comply, local media reported.

The order made by the court followed a request by a prosecutor, state broadcaster TRT reported. No one from Facebook was immediately available for comment. It was the latest move to crack down on material seen as offending religious sensibilities in the largely Muslim nation, where the government of President Tayyip Erdogan is seen pursuing an Islamist-leaning agenda. Earlier this month, prosecutors launched an inquiry into a newspaper which reprinted parts of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in the wake of an attack by Islamic militants on its offices in Paris. Earlier reports suggest that Facebook had desktop site for employees to force development of mobile apps. Facebook had introduced a great new way to make sure the mobile experience of the social network improves greatly – the company has resorted to switching off its desktop website internally for employees so that they are forced to use mobile to access Facebook. With inputs from Reuters