Turkey blocks Facebook and Twitter following military coup to oust Erdogan

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Turkey blocks Facebook and Twitter following military coup to oust Erdogan -

The coup Turkey to dethrone Erdogan predictably led to censorship of social media as the Turkish military government and start firing shots. The two main bridges leading in and out of Istanbul in Turkey were closed and several sources are reporting action and gunfire in the capital organized military. The Turkish government ordered telecom companies in the region to block the social media sites like Facebook and Twitter at the DNS. Facebook and Twitter were blocked first; However, private Internet access has confirmed that Instagram, Snapchat, Tumblr and Reddit are still accessible (for now). Some ISPs are blocking YouTube. While users can switch to use Google DNS, it is recommended to prepare a VPN paid to maintain free access to the internet from Turkey.

Erdogan Coup Leads to Internet censorship

The Turkish government has censored both social media platforms popular, Facebook and Twitter, to obscure the flow of stories first hand what is happening. When the existence of a government is threatened is when the propaganda machine began churning for dear life. Already, there are conflicting reports from many sources Erdogan Turkey has been arrested, is safe on a plane is safe on a base, or by giving many statements. For live updates on the situation in Turkey, we suggest you use Live Reddit thread.

Use a VPN for Facebook and Twitter Turkey Blocks past

The sad fact of the matter is this: No matter who wins next, there will probably continue to be violations to Internet open rights of Turkish citizens. After all, the United Nations, recently stated that freedom of expression on the Internet is a fundamental human right. The current lack of access to social media, even the purpose of sharing updates to the outside world, is blatant slap in the face to the Turkish government Internet rights

The sad reality the question is :. It does not matter who wins next, there will probably continue to be violations of the open Internet rights of Turkish citizens. Hopefully calls a true "rule of law" in Turkey will be heard, appeared, then the Internet rights of residents of Turkey will be respected. Until then, using a VPN is the only way to ensure your private internet access remains uncensored.

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