Access to Twitter, which was temporarily blocked in Turkiye, has been resumed.
Internet monitoring company Netblocks said on social media that “access is being restored after Turkiye authorities held a ‘conference on content theft and disinformation’ with Twitter,” CNN reported on the 8th (local time). Reported.
Prior to the restoration announcement, Netblocks said traffic filtering was being applied in Turkiye to prevent ordinary citizens from accessing Twitter. Around the same time, Turkiye police arrested five people who posted comments on Twitter critical of the government’s response, and detained 18 others on similar charges.
When it was revealed that the Turkiye government was blocking access to Twitter, Twitter users all criticized the allegation of blocking access. Fatih Altairi, one of Turkey’s prominent journalists, bluntly criticized his Twitter account, saying, “Blocking Twitter to silence ‘dissent’ while all the rescuers are communicating via Twitter is a fantastic idea.” did. Sem Ylmaz, a famous Turkish actor, also tweeted, “Can you explain why Twitter is restricted when it is saving lives?”
Before Twitter access restrictions were lifted, some Twitter users even asked Twitter CEO Elon Musk for help. “I have been notified by the Turkish government that access to Twitter will soon be available again,” Musk said shortly after.
Netblocks said traffic filtering was applied at the Internet service provider level, preventing Twitter users from accessing the site.
This also coincided with users’ claims that Türkiye’s President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was unable to access Twitter as he began touring the earthquake-stricken area.
Source: Donga
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