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March 30, 2014 09:41 pm GMT
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Turkish Government Closes Twitter-Ban Loophole as Elections Turn Violent
The Turkish government's campaign to censor the web continued Saturday night after most local Internet service providers "intercepted" Google's Domain Name Service, the tech giant said
The move comes after the government blocked access to YouTube and Twitter in the run up to Turkey's local elections. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan recently said he would "eradicate" Twitter.
The contentious election turned violent Sunday, as people began to cast ballots, with reports of clashes between opposing sides resulting in eight deaths. Read more...
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