The banned articles would then be edited to appease the watchdog.
Shortly after news outlets reported the ban, articles about how to circumvent it began to circulate widely, and the hashtags #twitterisblockedinturkey and #turkeyblockedtwitter were among Twitter's trending keywords worldwide.
But even some other European countries are cool to the idea, fearing that it will lead to trading chaos by allowing a country to ban articles on the flimsiest of threats.
And even Chinese journalists, when their reports of corruption are killed by local censors, have sometimes posted their banned articles on the Web, insuring national exposure and public pressure for answers.
The Mail on Sunday's attempt to provide details -- and presumably to name names -- is what has made its banned article so provocative.
These bans violate articles 8, 12 and 14; respectively the right to privacy and family life, the right to marry and the right to non-discrimination.
In banning the articles, he said, he was trying to keep students out of a conflict between staff members and the administration.
The issue also pursues an ongoing critique of the country's new press laws, under which there is a ban on articles about national security and social unity, and journalists can be jailed for erroneous reports.
Exports of rare earths were subject to an unannounced weeklong ban (see article).
In the early 1990's, Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana noted, no politician would have dared touch the law banning homosexuality, Article 200.
