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Re: Twitter is blocked in Turkey

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Post by aytekin »

cclogg wrote: post #5
boolean wrote: post #2

Earlier today "Turkey’s Erdogan Now Says He’ll Shut Down Twitter, Too" http://time.com/32339/turkey-erdogan-twitter/

Wow: “I don’t care what the international community says. Everyone will witness the power of the Turkish Republic.” Did he actually say that? In regards to shutting down twitter to stop a scandal? If you truly weren't responsible for w/e scandal, then wouldn't you just not care? Edit: Also that line seems perfect for a James Bond villain lol.

He is really one of those James Bond villains.

The sentence describes his state of mind: He is the best thing for the country, so any resistance, corruption news, and protest cannot come from people of this country. It must be a conspiracy of the west. So, by blocking twitter, he is blocking west's conspiracy. He started believing his own propaganda.

The truth is people who vote for him is mostly poorer Turks, and those people don't care about twitter.

Re: Twitter is blocked in Turkey

#82

Post by HackOfAllTrades »

shn wrote: post #78
shn wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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 right :) They ARE Turkish. Again, censorship is rampant in the opposition as well...

Downvoting you is not censorship.

Re: Twitter is blocked in Turkey

#84

Post by archagon »

aytekin wrote: post #81
cclogg wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wow: “I don’t care what the international community says. Everyone will witness the power of the Turkish Republic.” Did he actually say that? In regards to shutting down twitter to stop a scandal? If you truly weren't responsible for w/e scandal, then wouldn't you just not care? Edit: Also that line seems perfect for a James Bond villain lol.

He is really one of those James Bond villains. The sentence describes his state of mind: He is the best thing for the country, so any resistance, corruption news, and protest cannot come from people of this country. It must be a conspiracy of the west. So, by blocking twitter, he is blocking west's conspiracy. He started believing his own propaganda. The truth is people who vote for him is mostly poorer Turks, and th…

It seems there are a couple of countries with the same problem in their leadership. How the F do these people get into power?

Re: Twitter is blocked in Turkey

#85

Post by tatar »

transitionality wrote: post #74
tomphoolery wrote: post #47

This is so ridiculous. As if someone can't just set up a domain themselves and release the shit.

How do you promote the domain? That's the real question. Twitter makes it quick, effortless and free to disseminate really interesting information. It's slower, more cumbersome, possibly more expensive with other methods, even with something like email.

I think this is why we need an open source twitter / equivalent. Just to enable people to communicate even in local networks.

Re: Twitter is blocked in Turkey

#87

Post by mrtksn »

HackOfAllTrades wrote: post #82
shn wrote: post #78

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was right :) They ARE Turkish. Again, censorship is rampant in the opposition as well...

Downvoting you is not censorship.

blocking Twitter is not censorship(because you can't expose private conversations about corruption) but downvoting is(because you are preventing pro-government statements being celebrated).

this is what Turkish people are dealing with.

Re: Twitter is blocked in Turkey

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Post by mertdumenci »

I'm from Istanbul, and I love how this block makes my pro-govt friends say "Why did they do this?". Twitter is (was?) used extensively in Turkey, and I feel like this block will end up with the government shooting itself in the foot by showing their supporters how sad the things they do are. There's no explanation for this block, and there can't ever be.

Re: Twitter is blocked in Turkey

#89

Post by theverse »

sunberries wrote: post #79
egari wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

it was an illusion. yes i am from istanbul.

I am from Istanbul too and I agree on this. Only 3-4 of the larger cities look like they're more modern.

Istanbul is modern? Sorry but Istanbul is a shithole when compared to some of the other Turkish western coast cities. What makes it interesting in the global scale is the level of its diversity.

An ex Istanbul resident.

Re: Twitter is blocked in Turkey

#90

Post by theverse »

archagon wrote: post #84
aytekin wrote: post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He is really one of those James Bond villains. The sentence describes his state of mind: He is the best thing for the country, so any resistance, corruption news, and protest cannot come from people of this country. It must be a conspiracy of the west. So, by blocking twitter, he is blocking west's conspiracy. He started believing his own propaganda. The truth is people who vote for him is mostly poorer Turks, and th…

It seems there are a couple of countries with the same problem in their leadership. How the F do these people get into power?

Please don't call it leadership, it's dictatorial power.
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