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on Friday March 21 2014, @12:00PM
from the what-good-is-a-phone-call-if-you-are-unable-to-speak dept.
from the what-good-is-a-phone-call-if-you-are-unable-to-speak dept.
maratumba writes:
"Within the same day as the PM announced his intention to do so (previous story here), Twitter has been blocked in Turkey. Reports say that it is currently possible to circumvent the ban by using Google DNS. But the word is, they will not only prevent this method, but also block Facebook and Youtube."
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by Open4D on Friday March 21 2014, @02:09PM
Indeed, and not just by SMS.
"Twitter use breaks new record in country as Turks defy ..."
"Turkish president, Abdullah Gül, openly criticised the ban - via his Twitter account" (N.B. the president has little power. [wikipedia.org] It was Prime Minister Erdogan who wanted the ban.)
Source: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/21/turk