Social Media Ban in Turkey After Bomb Blasts in Ankara
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| The Verge |
The bombing, which took place near Ankara's central station, has killed upwards of 95 people, with 300 injured. The protest march was organised in regards to hostilities between Kurdish militants and the state. No organisation has yet taken responsibility for the atrocious act.
Soon after the attack, a suspected suicide bombing, Deputy Prime Minister Yalçın Akdoğan issued a written request to the Radio and Television Supreme Council to impose a ban on distressing images and videos of the blast that may cause a "feeling of panic". He also warned of a "full blackout" if there is a lack of compliance.
Twitter released the following statement via its website:
Users in #Turkey are reporting issues accessing Twitter in many areas. We’re investigating and hope full service will be restored soon.
— Policy (@policy) October 10, 2015
Users in the country have reported disrupted services to social media sites such as the ones mentioned above.
Can’t access @twitter on @TTNETAS and @Turkcell networks in #Turkey, telecoms watchdog has no ban on the site but it still won’t load.
— Emre Peker (@wsjemre) October 10, 2015
So, our government protects us by blocking twitter? Wow, thank you, now I feel safe #twitterblockedinturkey
— yoonmin (@VMINTAE) October 10, 2015
Turkey frequently controls its social media during sensitive events. Previously, in April of this year, the country restricted access to YouTube, Twitter and Facebook after a hostage siege in Istanbul. In the same month the country passed legislation allowing the government power to block websites without prior judicial authorisation, leading to allegations of censorship. As well as protesting about the growing hostile relations in the Muslim democracy, more and more people are beginning to air their objection to the growing restrictions of free speech.
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Social Media Ban in Turkey After Bomb Blasts in Ankara
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