It was proposed (and passed) by the ruling Democrat Party due to the increase in attacks on Atatürk's statues and busts.

[1] Within the framework of this law, access to YouTube, Geocities, and many blog sites from Turkey was blocked in 2007.

Thereupon, the relevant Turkish court lifted the access barrier that was imposed on YouTube.

However, after a short time, the company's claims were unfounded, and the videos in question were republished on the site; however, Turkish courts did not take a decision to block access again.

5816 violated freedom of expression, one of the basic tenets of the European Union, and that it contravened international laws on human rights.