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Furious reaction, political split after Turkey bans Twitter - Reuters Fri, 21 Mar 2014 18:52:02 GMT

Sydney Morning Herald

Furious reaction, political split after Turkey bans Twitter Reuters ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's ban on Twitter ahead of bitterly contested elections brought a furious reaction at home and abroad on Friday, with users of the social networking service denouncing the move as a "digital coup" and the president expressing ... Turkey bans Twitter as Prime Minister accused of graft cover-upSydney Morning Herald Twitter ban sparks outrage in TurkeyAljazeera.com Turkey bans Twitter — and Twitter explodesWashington Post USA TODAY -TIME all 1,416 news articles »

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Streisand Effect Takes Hold As Turkey Bans Twitter - Forbes Fri, 21 Mar 2014 10:34:01 GMT

Forbes

Streisand Effect Takes Hold As Turkey Bans Twitter Forbes At the time of writing, indeed, '#TwitterisblockedinTurkey' is the top trending topic worldwide – mostly thanks to tweets from Turkey itself. More than half a million tweets were sent during the fist ten hours of the ban, says tracking site TwitTurk ...

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Twitter ban: Turkey's President Gul challenges PM's move - BBC News Fri, 21 Mar 2014 11:27:57 GMT

Twitter ban: Turkey's President Gul challenges PM's move BBC News President Abdullah Gul has challenged a ban on Twitter in Turkey after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to "wipe out" the micro-blogging service. Twitter users across the country reported that the site had been blocked on Thursday. But like ...

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Twitter website 'blocked' in Turkey - BBC News Fri, 21 Mar 2014 18:18:31 GMT

BBC News

Twitter website 'blocked' in Turkey BBC News Twitter users in Turkey report that the social media site has been blocked in the country. Some users trying to open the twitter.com website are apparently being redirected to a statement by Turkey's telecommunications regulator. It cites a court order ...

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Turkey Twitter users flout Erdogan ban on micro-blogging site - The Guardian Fri, 21 Mar 2014 10:53:08 GMT

The Guardian

Turkey Twitter users flout Erdogan ban on micro-blogging site The Guardian Turkish women check the web on their laptops while being served a coffee at a cafe in Istanbul, Turkey 21 March 2014. The social media site Twitter was blocked in Turkey early on 21 March 2014, amid an internet crackdown. Photograph: Tolga Bozoglu/EPA.

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Turkey blocks Twitter days before vote as PM fights scandal - Reuters Fri, 21 Mar 2014 09:27:15 GMT

Turkey blocks Twitter days before vote as PM fights scandal Reuters ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's courts have blocked access to Twitter days before elections as Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan battles a corruption scandal that has seen social media platforms awash with alleged evidence of government wrongdoing. The ban ...

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Turkey blocks use of Twitter after prime minister attacks social media site - The Guardian Fri, 21 Mar 2014 10:49:25 GMT

Turkey blocks use of Twitter after prime minister attacks social media site The Guardian Turkey restricted access to Twitter hours after its prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, threatened to "root out" the social media network where wiretapped recordings have been leaked, damaging the government's reputation ahead of local elections.

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How to get around Turkey's Twitter ban - The Guardian Fri, 21 Mar 2014 12:16:00 GMT

How to get around Turkey's Twitter ban The Guardian According to Twitter's support page, users can send and receive tweets through short codes associated with supported networks - in Turkey, these are Avea, Vodafone and Turkcell. Only Turkcell supports MMS, which means only users on this carrier will be ...

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Turkey's Twitter banned after it became awash with evidence of 'corruption' - Daily Mail Fri, 21 Mar 2014 18:07:04 GMT

Turkey's Twitter banned after it became awash with evidence of 'corruption' Daily Mail Links on social networks have proliferated linking to recordings that appear to incriminate the Prime Minister and other top officials in corruption. Turkey has blocked access to YouTube in the past but this is the first ban on Twitter, which is hugely ...

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Twitter Blocked Nationwide in Turkey: Reports - NBCNews.com Fri, 21 Mar 2014 00:01:45 GMT

Twitter Blocked Nationwide in Turkey: Reports NBCNews.com Twitter has reportedly been blocked throughout Turkey in what appears to be a government-initiated shutdown following through on the threats of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Twitter has offered alternative modes of access as it looks into the issue.