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Turkeys citizens have finally regained access to YouTube today, marking the end of a 67-day block against the video-sharing site ordered by the Turkish government. Last week, the countrys Constitutional Court ruled that the YouTube ban — abruptly imposed in late March — was an unlawful violation of free speech. That echoed an April decision it reached on Turkeys separate (but equally controversial) blocking of Twitter. In both instances, the Turkish government was universally and harshly criticized for taking such drastic measures;