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The global Internet community rallied to help Twitter users in Turkey circumvent a block on the popular messaging service on Friday, as some experts said Ankara’s efforts were backfiring.
After Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to “wipe out” Twitter and the site went dark there Thursday, there was no lack of help from activists, Internet companies and others.
“Trying to ban Twitter has backfired,” said Philip Howard, who heads the Digital Activism Research Project at the University of Washington.
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Source: PM News
After Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to “wipe out” Twitter and the site went dark there Thursday, there was no lack of help from activists, Internet companies and others.
“Trying to ban Twitter has backfired,” said Philip Howard, who heads the Digital Activism Research Project at the University of Washington.
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Source: PM News
