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06-29-2016, 07:00 AM
Reports: Turkish government blocks social media in wake of airport attack
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Shortly after the deadly terror attack (http://mashable.com/2016/06/28/istanbul-airport-attack/?utm_cid=hp-hh-sec#FWA1ZJCPW8qU&utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) at*Istanbul's Atatürk Airport that killed several dozen people and injured scores more, reports began circulating that the Turkish government had blocked social media in the country.*
SEE ALSO: At least 36 dead in explosions at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport (http://mashable.com/2016/06/28/istanbul-airport-attack/)
According to Vocativ (http://www.vocativ.com/334890/turkey-blocks-news-sites-twitter-facebook-after-deadly-attack/),*the ****** of the Turkish Prime Minister instituted the ban on any visuals of the explosion for national security reasons.*
Shortly after the attack, RTUK, Turkey's Radio and Television Supreme Council (http://www.rtuk.gov.tr/Home/SolMenu/5386), expanded the ban to include all media (http://www.cnnturk.com/yasam/dunya-turu-yapan-tavuk?page=1). *
Turkish president*Recep Tayyip Erdogan has long opposed (http://mashable.com/2014/10/03/erdogan-hates-the-internet/) the use of social media (http://mashable.com/2014/11/13/turkeys-twitter-war/) and promised to "eradicate" it. If **thing else, outsiders are familiar with the case involving the man who shared a meme comparing*Erdogan to*Lord of the Rings character Gollum (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/05/world/europe/is-gollum-good-or-evil-jail-term-in-turkey-hinges-on-answer.html).* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/06/28/turkey-media-ban-terror/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Shortly after the deadly terror attack (http://mashable.com/2016/06/28/istanbul-airport-attack/?utm_cid=hp-hh-sec#FWA1ZJCPW8qU&utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) at*Istanbul's Atatürk Airport that killed several dozen people and injured scores more, reports began circulating that the Turkish government had blocked social media in the country.*
SEE ALSO: At least 36 dead in explosions at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport (http://mashable.com/2016/06/28/istanbul-airport-attack/)
According to Vocativ (http://www.vocativ.com/334890/turkey-blocks-news-sites-twitter-facebook-after-deadly-attack/),*the ****** of the Turkish Prime Minister instituted the ban on any visuals of the explosion for national security reasons.*
Shortly after the attack, RTUK, Turkey's Radio and Television Supreme Council (http://www.rtuk.gov.tr/Home/SolMenu/5386), expanded the ban to include all media (http://www.cnnturk.com/yasam/dunya-turu-yapan-tavuk?page=1). *
Turkish president*Recep Tayyip Erdogan has long opposed (http://mashable.com/2014/10/03/erdogan-hates-the-internet/) the use of social media (http://mashable.com/2014/11/13/turkeys-twitter-war/) and promised to "eradicate" it. If **thing else, outsiders are familiar with the case involving the man who shared a meme comparing*Erdogan to*Lord of the Rings character Gollum (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/05/world/europe/is-gollum-good-or-evil-jail-term-in-turkey-hinges-on-answer.html).* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/06/28/turkey-media-ban-terror/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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