Chris Ferullo
Turkey Blocks Twitter
To our users who live in Turkey, you will be unable to access our Twitter, along with any other Twitter users, due to the Turkey government blocking Twitter. Here's the story:
Cold Turkey: Nation blocks Twitter after corruption allegations hit social media via Yahoo News Digest
Well how's this for an eighth anniversary celebration? After reports accusing Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other leaders of corruption surfaced on Twitter, the Turkish prime minister pulled the plug and threatened to "rip out the roots" of the social media network. Many users trying to access the network early on Friday saw a notice from Turkey's telecommunications authority, citing four court orders. It was eight years ago today that the first tweet went out.
"Groundless, pointless, cowardly."
— European Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes on the Turkish Twitter ban
Links to leaked recordings have been popping up on Turkish Twitter accounts, including one in which a voice resembling Erdogan's instructs his son to dispose of large amounts of cash from a residence amid a police graft investigation. Erdogan, who denies corruption, said the recording was fabricated and part of plot by followers of an influential U.S.-based Muslim cleric to discredit the government ahead of the March 30 elections.
Turkey Blocks Twitter
To our users who live in Turkey, you will be unable to access our Twitter, along with any other Twitter users, due to the Turkey government blocking Twitter. Here's the story:
Cold Turkey: Nation blocks Twitter after corruption allegations hit social media via Yahoo News Digest
Well how's this for an eighth anniversary celebration? After reports accusing Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other leaders of corruption surfaced on Twitter, the Turkish prime minister pulled the plug and threatened to "rip out the roots" of the social media network. Many users trying to access the network early on Friday saw a notice from Turkey's telecommunications authority, citing four court orders. It was eight years ago today that the first tweet went out.
"Groundless, pointless, cowardly."
— European Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes on the Turkish Twitter ban
Links to leaked recordings have been popping up on Turkish Twitter accounts, including one in which a voice resembling Erdogan's instructs his son to dispose of large amounts of cash from a residence amid a police graft investigation. Erdogan, who denies corruption, said the recording was fabricated and part of plot by followers of an influential U.S.-based Muslim cleric to discredit the government ahead of the March 30 elections.