Asia

Twitter freely available again in Turkey

Published

2 years ago

February 9, 2023

Sheji Halima

Users in Turkey were again able to access Twitter after reported restrictions within the country following devastating earthquakes earlier in the week.

Twitter was accessible without remote access services, or VPNs, on Thursday morning.

The organisation Netblocks, which monitors internet restrictions, had reported the block earlier on Wednesday citing several internet providers in Turkey.

Users at the time could only access the service via VPN.

There was initially no official confirmation of the alleged restrictions.

Turkish politicians and celebrities had accused the Ankara government of deliberately disrupting communication via Twitter.

“Twitter has been informed by the Turkish government that access will be reenabled shortly,” Twitter boss, Elon Musk, wrote overnight.

Over the past few days, people buried under the rubble had used social media to call for help.

Related Topics:

Up Next

Earthquake: WHO chief Tedros to visit Aleppo

Don't Miss

UN, diplomatic community restate commitment to peaceful, credible elections in Nigeria

Sheji Halima

NEWSVERGE, published by The Verge Communications is an online community of international news portal and social advocates dedicated to bringing you commentaries, features, news reports from a Nigerian-African perspective. A unique organization, founded in the spirit of Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, comprising of ordinary people with an overriding commitment to seeking the truth and publishing it without fear or favour. The Verge Communications is fully registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as a corporate organization.