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from the doesn't-the-internet-route-around-censorship? dept.
It's time out for Wikipedia in Turkey:
If you try to open Wikipedia in Turkey right now, you'll turn up a swirling loading icon, then a message that the server timed out.
Turkey has blocked Wikipedia. If you're inside the country, you can only access the online encyclopedia through a virtual private network connection to a system outside the country.
Turkish officials reportedly asked the online encyclopedia to remove content by writers "supporting terror."
Wikipedia "has started acting as part of the circles who carry out a smear campaign against Turkey in the international arena, rather than being cooperative in fight against terror," ministry officials said, according to Al Jazeera. It tried to show Turkey "at the same level and in cooperation with terror groups."
Other coverage: https://turkeyblocks.org/2017/04/29/wikipedia-blocked-turkey/
http://aa.com.tr/en/science-technology/turkey-wikipedia-blocked-for-disregarding-the-law/808072
(Score: 2) by deimtee on Tuesday May 02 2017, @01:51AM
Assuming you mean by /s - end of sarcasm, then no. VLM is right.
The excuse of "no-one would find what they were looking for amongst non-notable articles" is complete bullshit. It is an argument for improving the writing and editing of articles, but the existence of other articles in no way makes it harder to find the article you want.
The deletionism was, and still is, a completely pointless exercise of petty, small-minded, abuse-of-power twatism.
If you cough while drinking cheap red wine it really cleans out your sinuses.