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Does anyone know how it's currently blocked? twitter IP's, BGP or DNS?
However it's expected to see Twitter's IP's blocked anytime soon. In Turkey some websites, especially porn websites are also blocked by IP.
Here is the DNS look-up result: http://i.imgur.com/yKmmDYc.jpg
Does anyone know how it's currently blocked? twitter IP's, BGP or DNS?
Implemented via DNS, for now... You can see the court orders about sites from TIB's (The Presidency of Telecommunication) query site. http://eekg.tib.gov.tr/ It's a system where every ISP with a license has to abide. They download a list of domains that needs to be forwarded to a server operated by TIB to explain the reason of access blocking. They add these to their recursive DNS servers so traffic goes there. Peopl…
Highly recommended that people, regardless of location, use encrypted DNS like OpenDNS to prevent monitoring, malicious in-flight modifications and DNS-based censorship.
Reminds me of this scene from Pirates of Silicon Valley: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b27Mf6wTZ3w "It’s about power. It’s like those weird countries man where the army guys overthrow the president. The first thing that they take over is the way people communicate; radio, tv, newspapers. Information is power." Turkish army has nothing to do with this case of course.
This is so ridiculous. As if someone can't just set up a domain themselves and release the shit.
For the time being, Twitter is accessable from within Turkey using the DNS of the biggest ISPs of Turkey, 195.175.39.39
There are two sides of the coin. 1) In this day and age shutting down Twitter wholesale is simply a silly and undemocratic move. Information can not be blocked and will find its way around anyway. Like many people I am against it. 2) There is a blatant violation of personal rights of people by fabricated phone-tapes. You take it to the court and court decides that these are illegal, and ask the service provider (in t…
First of all just because something is legal it doesn't mean it's right. And if only it was legal...
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So far this comment got downvoted twice. I bet those who downvote are Turkish. They are not explaining why did they downvote. They are as good as those that blocked Twitter in Turkey.
I've down voted you because you claim that the leaked phone conversations are fabricated. few things about it: 1) some of the people involved accepted the authenticity of these recordings(some directly, some logically) 2) the recordings that were denied being authentic were investigated by audio forensic experts and they reported that these are real. 3) the pro-government media tried to scam US based audio studios to…
Again I am against the blockage. However we need try to understand what could have pushed the Turkish Courts to take such grave measures.
There are two sides of the coin. 1) In this day and age shutting down Twitter wholesale is simply a silly and undemocratic move. Information can not be blocked and will find its way around anyway. Like many people I am against it. 2) There is a blatant violation of personal rights of people by fabricated phone-tapes. You take it to the court and court decides that these are illegal, and ask the service provider (in t…
So far this comment got downvoted twice. I bet those who downvote are Turkish. They are not explaining why did they downvote. They are as good as those that blocked Twitter in Turkey.
I was there on business in 2010 and I said "man, this is a country on the move! We need to set up an office here." English is taught from early grades, there is good infrastructure in the western part of the country, a young, educated population with a relatively small domestic economy - great place to outsource and a bridge between europe and asia. Things have fallen apart so quickly since then - wouldn't touch it n…
it was an illusion. yes i am from istanbul.
