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| Turkey seeks to tighten control over Twitter | Turkey seeks to tighten control over Twitter |
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| The Turkish government has asked Twitter to set up an office inside the country so company representatives can be reached more easily. | The Turkish government has asked Twitter to set up an office inside the country so company representatives can be reached more easily. |
| Both Twitter and Facebook were used to spread information during recent anti-government protests. | Both Twitter and Facebook were used to spread information during recent anti-government protests. |
| Several dozen tweeters were arrested following the protests, according to local media reports. | Several dozen tweeters were arrested following the protests, according to local media reports. |
| Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has previously described Twitter as a "scourge". | Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has previously described Twitter as a "scourge". |
| On Thursday, Transport and Communications Minister Binali Yildrim said: "When information is requested, we want to see someone in Turkey who can provide this. | On Thursday, Transport and Communications Minister Binali Yildrim said: "When information is requested, we want to see someone in Turkey who can provide this. |
| "There needs to be an interlocutor we can put our grievance to and who can correct an error if there is one." | "There needs to be an interlocutor we can put our grievance to and who can correct an error if there is one." |
| Twitter declined to respond to the government request on Wednesday, but a person familiar with the company said it had no current plans to open an office in that country. | Twitter declined to respond to the government request on Wednesday, but a person familiar with the company said it had no current plans to open an office in that country. |
| No requests | No requests |
| Neither Twitter nor Facebook currently have an office in the country, although Facebook has staff in London who deal specifically with Turkey. | Neither Twitter nor Facebook currently have an office in the country, although Facebook has staff in London who deal specifically with Turkey. |
| Both are popular in the country and were widely used by citizens seeking information about the protests at a time when mainstream Turkish media provided little or no coverage of the events. | Both are popular in the country and were widely used by citizens seeking information about the protests at a time when mainstream Turkish media provided little or no coverage of the events. |
| On Wednesday Mr Yildrim said: "Facebook has been working in coordination with the Turkish authorities for a long time... We don't have any problem with them." | |
| It led to speculation that the social network had provided the authorities with data on protesters, something the firm was quick to deny. | |
| It said that it had not been asked by the Turkish government to provide any users' data following the protests. | |
| It has closed down some pages related to activism in Turkey, but only, it said, because they had had "fake profiles". | It has closed down some pages related to activism in Turkey, but only, it said, because they had had "fake profiles". |
| "More generally, we reject all government data requests from Turkish authorities and push them to formal legal channels unless it appears that there is an immediate threat to life or a child," it said in a statement. | "More generally, we reject all government data requests from Turkish authorities and push them to formal legal channels unless it appears that there is an immediate threat to life or a child," it said in a statement. |
| Social networks and other technology firms are attempting to rebuild trust with users following allegations that large amounts of data was handed to the US National Security Agency under a surveillance program known as Prism. | Social networks and other technology firms are attempting to rebuild trust with users following allegations that large amounts of data was handed to the US National Security Agency under a surveillance program known as Prism. |