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Turkey Attempts to Block Twitter, Causing Twitter to Erupt

HeadlineMar 21, 2014

Turkey has blocked the social media site Twitter amid a corruption scandal facing the administration of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan vowed to “eradicate Twitter.” But Turkish users could still reportedly send tweets by text, and the hashtag #TwitterIsBlockedInTurkey has exploded worldwide.

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