Richard Dawkins Points Fan To The Pirate Bay To See His Latest Documentary

from the there's-always-a-way dept

TorrentFreak points out that Prof. Richard Dawkins doesn't seem to have a problem with The Pirate Bay. When someone from Australia asked in a comment on his website about viewing his latest documentary, Dawkins responded by pointing to a variety of links, including YouTube and The Pirate Bay, suggesting those as a way to watch the video: Always nice to see rather famous people apparently not having a problem with people viewing their works via technically "unauthorized" means.

Filed Under: documentary, file sharing, richard dawkins
Companies: the pirate bay

Turkey Bans Richard Dawkins' Website, Because It Offends A Creationist

from the why-not-just-ban-the-internet? dept

We already know that Turkish officials have a pretty quick trigger finger when it comes to banning certain websites. They've banned YouTube multiple times due to videos they found offensive, and then banned Slide, a multimedia hosting company as well. Still, it's a bit surprising to discover that now they've banned the website of Richard Dawkins after a Turkish creationist complained that the site had insulted him. Apparently, this guy, Adnan Oktar, has become quite successful at getting sites blocked in Turkey. In the past, he also got Wordpress.com and Google Groups blocked after he became upset at content found on both of those sites. And, even better, he claims he's not against free speech, he's just against insults. And, apparently, anyone who disagrees with him is insulting.

Filed Under: adnan oktar, creationism, darwinism, richard dawkins, turkey