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Twitter partially inaccessible in Turkey
2/8/2023 6:52 p.m
Response to criticism of disaster management? Twitter has been partially unavailable in Turkey today. The users could no longer access the site through several Turkish mobile operators. Previously, numerous people had complained in the online networks about President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s earthquake aid. Users reported that in earthquake zones insufficient search for survivors.
According to AFP reporters, the disruption does not appear to have been due to Twitter itself, because with the help of a VPN service which simulates a private network and can thus disguise its own location, they still managed to use Twitter without any problems. According to the website netblocks.org, which monitors network traffic from websites around the world and reports disruptions and government shutdowns, access to Twitter was restricted today “at several internet providers in Turkey”. The Turkey has a long history of social media restrictions during nationwide emergencies and security incidents”.
