Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency reports that an Ankara court has ordered authorities to censor Facebook pages that "insult" the Prophet Muhammad.
If the pages aren't blocked, the court threatened to block all Facebook access, according to The Associated Press.
The news is the latest in Turkey's internet censorship. The ban comes just days after a separate court voted to block Turkey's access to Charlie Hebdo's latest cover, which satirizes the Prophet Muhammad.
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