Periscope and
Facebook Live help document Turkey attempted coup
As an
attempted military
coup unfolded in
Turkey Friday night, with bridges closed, tanks rolling through cities and aircraft flying low overhead, news of what was actually happening was hard to come by.
Social media was a flurry of confused updates that suggested a terror attack, or perhaps a coup, but definitely something serious.
Twitter,
Facebook and YouTube, meanwhile, were reportedly throttled as is increasingly customary in the country.
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Facebook, Twitter and YouTube blacked out in Turkey amid attempted coup
Then the country's state broadcaster TRT was dramatically taken over by members of the military, and a statement
was read out an**uncing that a "peace council" would **w run the country and impose a curfew and martial law.
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