White House 'Deeply Concerned' After Turkey Strengthens Twitter Ban

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan banned Twitter throughout the country on Thursday and has increased the severity of the ban over the weekend as many users found a way around the block.

Initially the block re-routed users in Turkey to a page listing a number of court orders that Twitter had not responded to that led to the ban. However, this was fairly easily surpassed, with Google and others providing a workaround. Now, users are reporting that Twitter is blocked at the IP level within the country, which, while not 100 percent insurmountable, is a far trickier obstacle to overcome.

Renesys confirms Twitter IP addresses are now blocked by several Turkish providers #TwitterisblockedinTurkey