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by brian_cloutier
3510 days ago
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To add to the other answer you received, Turkey was in the habit of blocking social media after things like bombings well before the state of emergency was announced. A bombing just happened, which could explain this current round of blocks: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/04/asia/turkey-kurdish-leader... I'm reading from this site: http://www.amerikaninsesi.com/a/internet-erisiminin-yavaslat... (sorry for the Turkish) The official power comes from a statue which allows restricting communication when "made necessary for national security purposes or a situation arises which might seriously impact social order", this was the justification for blocking after the bombing at Ataturk airport. People sharing videos and images of attacks is not good for the public morale, and that's ostensibly such an important concern that it merits blocking social media. This current round of blocks has suspicious timing and extent but as my sibling points out, it's a state of emergency, they don't need justification. |
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