Turkey blocks Facebook and Twitter amid terrorist attack
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Turkish authorities banned Twitter and Facebook after images spread on social media depicting the suicide car bombing that killed and injured dozens in the Turkish capital of Ankara, local broadcasters reported.
Turkey’s telecommunications authority, TIB, blocked access to social media after a court-ordered ban was imposed, Turkish NTV and CNN Turk reported.
Access to Facebook, Twitter, and a number of other sites has been blocked because images showing victims of the tragedy were being shared on those platforms, according to the court.
Very worrying situation in Turkey. Free press has been clamped down on, they're attacking the Kurds (not ISIS) and, ironically, internal security doesn't seem to be faring well.
How do they ever expect to become a part of the EU (isn't that one of their goals?) when they do stuff like this?
The EU shouldn't allow Turkey in until it's economy is stable and it's political system is democratic, again. Currently leader seems so authoritarian and all it takes is for one member state to veto it and, bang, tata darling!
