Turkey's Ban On Twitter Proves Ill-Fated [Updated]
After the Turkish government banned Twitter, the citizens became more determined than ever to continue using the service.
Amid anti-government protests, the Turkish government attempted to block Twitter last week. This move proved ill-fated: Users found multiple workarounds aided by advice directly from Twitter’s corporate accounts. As the block persists, users are becoming much more savvy, and each new attempt to ban is quickly circumvented.
In June of last year, Turkish police arrested 25 people accused of “spreading untrue information” on Twitter and other social networks. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared Twitter a “menace to society” at the time, and if the other Arab spring protests are an indication – hell hath no fury like a social network scorned.
On March 20th this year, PM Erdogan vowed to close down Twitter: “We’ll eradicate Twitter.
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