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| Twitter blocked by Erdogan government as Turkey bans images of deadly suicide bombing in Suruc | Twitter blocked by Erdogan government as Turkey bans images of deadly suicide bombing in Suruc |
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| Turkey temporarily blocked Twitter and placed a ban on sharing images of the deadly suicide bombing in the border town of Suruc in which 32 people died. | |
| President Tayyip Erdogan's government prohibited access to the social media site for two hours on Wednesday in an attempt to stop people broadcasting images of the attack, which has been linked to Isis, the state-run Anadolu Agency said. | |
| The news agency also claimed that officials were trying to stop Twitter users from calling for protests against the government for not doing more to prevent the bombing, CTV News reported. | The news agency also claimed that officials were trying to stop Twitter users from calling for protests against the government for not doing more to prevent the bombing, CTV News reported. |
| A backlash - with the hashtag #TwitterBlockInTurkey - began immediately, amid claims that placing the ban only made those inside Turkey more determined to spread news of what was going on. | |
| And the memes start to come. #TwitterBlockedinTurkey #TwitterbannedinTurkey “@yavuzbaydar: #TwitterBlockinTurkey pic.twitter.com/FNup2jquXU” | And the memes start to come. #TwitterBlockedinTurkey #TwitterbannedinTurkey “@yavuzbaydar: #TwitterBlockinTurkey pic.twitter.com/FNup2jquXU” |
| They forget the fact that blocking anything to stop ur people from talking abut it makes the whole world talk about it #TwitterBlockinTurkey | They forget the fact that blocking anything to stop ur people from talking abut it makes the whole world talk about it #TwitterBlockinTurkey |
| Ironically, everytime Turkish government blocks Twitter, it only gets more visits from Turkey. #TwitterBlockinTurkey pic.twitter.com/S6542yBRFU | Ironically, everytime Turkish government blocks Twitter, it only gets more visits from Turkey. #TwitterBlockinTurkey pic.twitter.com/S6542yBRFU |
| Hurriyet news reported that a court in Suruc banned the publication of "visual material related to the terror attack" and also ordered the removal of 107 pictures and videos of Monday's massacre. | |
| People carry coffins of victims after an explosion in the town of Suruc People try to help wounded people after an explosion at a cultural center in Suruc A ban on accessing Twitter "for more than two hours" was put in place to prevent the sharing of related images and video, but is expected to be lifted soon. | People carry coffins of victims after an explosion in the town of Suruc People try to help wounded people after an explosion at a cultural center in Suruc A ban on accessing Twitter "for more than two hours" was put in place to prevent the sharing of related images and video, but is expected to be lifted soon. |
| At least 32 political activists and aid volunteers were killed in the attack on a municipal culture center in Suruc on July 20. | At least 32 political activists and aid volunteers were killed in the attack on a municipal culture center in Suruc on July 20. |
| They were due to cross the border to help rebuild the Syrian town of Kobani. | They were due to cross the border to help rebuild the Syrian town of Kobani. |