Turkey PM threatens to 'wipe out' Twitter

[Grey Havoc]

http://news.yahoo.com/turkey-pm-threatens-wipe-twitter-191202049.html;_ylt=AwrBEiL8YCtT9gUAbLjQtDMD

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?236579

 

[Hot Breath]

Why the hate against Twitter? I can understand his exasperation at so many people wasting so much time being twits but it's their choice. Sounds like domestic political posturing and picking on a target no one is really worried about.

 

[Dragon029]

And he's gone and done it; Twitter is now blocked in Turkey.

 

[Rickshaw]

Why the hate against Twitter? I can understand his exasperation at so many people wasting so much time being twits but it's their choice. Sounds like domestic political posturing and picking on a target no one is really worried about.

More than likely he wants to prevent a repeat of the 2013 Taksin Square riots which many blame, like the Arab Spring on "social media" including Twitter.

 

[Grey Havoc]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26681236​

 

[Grey Havoc]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26680033

 

[Grey Havoc]

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26749374

 

[Grey Havoc]

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/turkey-pm-erdogan-vows-enemies-will-pay-price-after-poll-victory-1442634

 

[Grey Havoc]

Turkey Twitter ban: Constitutional court rules illegal (BBC News)

For what good it will do.

 

[Grey Havoc]

http://news.yahoo.com/turkey-pm-accuses-twitter-tax-evasion-133255071.html