Twitter has been restricted in Turkey on Wednesday, the Netblocks internet observatory said, two days after a major earthquake that has killed more than 11,500 people in southern Turkey and northern Syria.
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ISTANBUL, Feb 8 - Twitter has been restricted in Turkey on Wednesday, the Netblocks internet observatory said, two days after a"Real-time network data show Twitter has been restricted in Turkey; the filtering is applied on major internet providers and comes as the public come to rely on the service in the aftermath of a series of deadly earthquakes," said Netblocks, which tracks connectivity across the globe.
The Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry was not available for comment. The Information and Communication Technologies Authority , the institution that could impose such restrictions, comes under the transportation ministry. Users of the platform including opposition figures, academics and non-governmental organisations protested the move, with communications already difficult in the quake zone due to limited reception.
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