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ellenrr

(3,864 posts)
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 06:37 AM Mar 2016

Turkish government 'blocks Twitter and Facebook' as part of alleged media ban following Ankara blast

-- Totally outrageous:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ankara-explosion-turkey-twitter-facebook-ban-a6929136.html

"A court order was allegedly given to restrict social media access after images of the bombing were shared online."


At first, I thot the govt had actually shut down these platforms, but as I understand the article, - the govt issued a ban, so it cannot stop these outlets from sharing info, but it can prosecute them for doing so.

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