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Twitler (Turkey) Twitter ban sparks outrage, social media mocks

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    Published on Mar 22, 2014

    PROVIDED BY CNNNEXT.COM

    Activists in Turkey are furious at the Prime Minister's attempts to block Twitter, as a

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    Published on Mar 22, 2014

    PROVIDED BY CNNNEXT.COM

    Activists in Turkey are furious at the Prime Minister's attempts to block Twitter, as a method of avoiding further unrest a week before local elections.

    Even the country's President joined the criticism ...

    via a series of tweets.

    The government did ban the network, but soon enough users found a way to dodge it - posting mocking messages in response.

    Protesters say that by attacking social sites, authorities are simply trying to sweep corruption scandals under the rug.

    Abayomi Azikiwe of Pan-African News Wire thinks that's going to leave a bitter aftertaste - READ MORE on.rt.com/pohf40

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