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March 22, 2014 12:15 am GMT

Emerging and Developing Nations Want Internet Freedom

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Most people in countries with unrestricted Internet access take it for granted, forgetting that many countries around the world have censored, limited or no Internet access — even though it's a human right, according to the United Nations.

This doesn't mean citizens don't understand and advocate for their right, though. Twitter was blocked in Turkey on Thursday, after Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pledged to "eradicate" the platform — often known to help give voices to the voiceless — for spreading what he called false information. But Twitter users in Turkey are getting around the ban through a variety of solutions and criticizing it via tweets. Read more...

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