Turkey Bans Twitter, The Most Used Platform for Earthquake Relief

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  1. We will not forget what this government is doing to its people. We will not forget this day. We will take our revenge and we will end this fucking dictatorship(by the selections obviously and ironically). The Turkish people do not have a government that serves them, the government has become their worst enemy. It is deeply saddening, and I do not know what to say or feel anymore. A lot of people saved from the death thanks to Twitter, but they are shutting it down due to some criticism. How could they even think about the censorship in this fucking situation.

  2. Title doesn’t even begin to explain how crucial twitter was for the relief effort. There are tons of neighborhoods which haven’t received any help since the earthquakes and twitter was the main platform used by people to organise their efforts towards these neighbourhoods.

    Some of the ministers and deputies visiting the area received well deserved criticism from people. Videos of people yelling at them started spreading on twitter and tiktok. That’s why they’re doing this.

    I can’t think of anything more evil.

  3. The whole world is helping Turkey, people dig with their bare hands to rescue their loved ones and the President is blocking the most popular platform that these people use to call for help and organize themselves.

    It doesn’t get any lower than that for the government.

  4. This information is important and it needs to spread, we are fighting against our own government to save people. And just to note Turkey isn’t the one banning Twitter, it’s Erdogan and his dictatorship that passes as a government that banning this crucial tool for actual people under rubble to call out for help with their locations. As if we didn’t know they are once again showing us that their image is more important than our lives. We have a saying in Turkish “sözün bittiği yer” which roughly means words aren’t enough to describe the tragedy and this really is that. I hope everyone in the world can see that we aren’t just battling against Mother Nature, she isn’t what terrifies us.

  5. This is actually fucking crazy. The world has come together to help the Turkish people. Even countries like Greece, Cyprus and Sweden don’t hesitate for a second to help. Meanwhile the Turkish government does nothing.

    They refuse to use the military to aid the people and not only that, they are even making it worse now by restricting a medium where people share information and cry for help. This has to end now!

  6. Turkish gov really wants to find out what happens when u mess with too many people (both within the country and abroad)…

    It also shows that turkish government doesn’t care about turkish people wellbeing. Its amazing that other countries (that sent aid) care more about turkish people in distress than turkish gov…

  7. Erdogan and his followers believe that they can solve any problem by simply banning platforms that allow free speech.

    I am sorry for Turkish people who are governed by these evil blood sucking politicians.

  8. If the earth was a living thing and had feelings, I’m sure it would vomit all those people out (politicians) when they died and were buried. They are all fucking gross.

    What the fuck is wrong with you? They saved many people with the help of Twitter.

  9. Is he actively trying to lose? Because this is how one can do that. This is a wrong move that hopefully will be reversed quickly.

  10. Im fucking done. So called “enemies” help Turkey more than the actual Turkish government. Hopefully, we finally get rid of these motherfuckers in may. You deserve to be executed publicly like saddam hussein. You don’t deserve a grave erdogan

  11. I know how useless and incompetent our government is, yet I am still shocked how much evil this decision is. My tw feed was FLOODING WITH people sending wreck locations they heard voice from inside. People in wrecks used twitter and shared their locations. There are literally massive independent volunteer teams operating on twitter. They reach people with cranes and lorries or find companies with the announcements on Twitter. There are probably THOUSANDS of people being saved with using twitter. And they decided to limit its usage because a big deal of people was complaining about how inadequate the goverment is. They’ve always done it whenever there is a backlash about them. It also happens when there are terrorist attacks too. I’m really fed up with this government. This is literally silencing the people affected. There are probably not much people alive in the wrecks but this is a great obstacle for the communication for the teams in the area. I cannot fathom how evil this government is anymore.

  12. At this point I’m pretty sure that if it was physically possible Erdogan would also ban oxygen from the people asking for help. What a cunt.

  13. What the heck, this is dumb as fuck, especially during this period. But then again it shows that the Turkish government is committed to censoring everyone who disagrees with them.

  14. This is pure evil. There are still people under rubble and a very important part of the help efforts for these people are organized on Twitter. People will die because of this decision.

    If you’re in Turkey, you can use Netblocks’ web application to help gather data about the service restrictions: https://api.webprobe.org

  15. I’m losing my mind. They literally shut down Twitter because the people were criticizing the government. A lot of people and rescue teams used it as a way to reach people under the debris. All of the opposition leaders criticized this move immediately but I don’t if it will help.

  16. Yesterday when I wrote: “It seems freedom of speech is too much for them even if starlink could be helpful in rescue operation.” in post about Turkey refusal of getting starlink terminals I’ve got many minuses… 😉

  17. Thats just straight up heartless. Twitter is well known for being often not just the best, but the only accessible platform for organising disaster relief, and he’d rather close it and let people die for what, PR?

  18. Of course they gonna ban it. More and more people see the disaster strucken places and the government dont want the rest to see.

    They are also playing with innocent lives since twitter is used a lot in turkey and people are trying to communicate for help via twitter.

    This is fucking insane.

    Erdogan is finished.

    Edit: seems BTK is the culprit. The communications minister is looking into it. Aka its a clownshow.

  19. He will not be remembered with good memories. Fuck him. Disgusting piece of shit. I can’t wait for the day we get rid of him.

  20. Some people wouldn’t understand when I said Erdoğan is the enemy of Turks. A very simple and good example right here.

    He is the president of rich and powerful people alongside with a soulless, brainless zombie mass who won’t ever criticise him. He is not our friend, he is not our president, he is the worst thing to happen to this country and he is the enemy of this republic and Turkish citizens.

  21. How evil can one get. Those who execute the autocrat’s “order” are similarly pathetic. The world we live in today does not allow to blindly execute orders.

  22. This is horrible. We turks are furious, lonely and in grave trouble. We don’t know what to think anymore but we need help. Help us.

  23. The Turkish government has failed its people once more. Neither rescuers nor relief operations were on time. There are thousands of people injured, thousands who are displaced. Media censorship doesn’t help either as the general population is being manipulated to believe things are in control. Please consider donating.

    Please donate to the victims of the recent Turkey-Syria earthquakes. Thousands have been left homeless, many having lost their loved ones and some still under debris. For anyone willing to donate, any amount will be helpful for those suffering especially due to currency exchange rates. Please donate at https://ahbap.org/disasters-turkey .

    Ahbap is the most reputable private charity that is now the most used organization for earthquake funds. If you cannot donate, please spread the word so that other people can. The funds are being used for food, shelter and various supplies for those who are displaced. Anyone who’s able to, PLEASE donate

    For anyone who’s doubtful of the big organizations; Ayşe Baltacıoğlu-Brammer, a Turkish, history professor at NYU, has created a GoFundMe page on which she’s collecting donations for the families affected by the earthquake. She’s going to be providing these funds directly to the families in need. You can also donate via Zelle and PayPal, details of which are given on her Twitter account. https://twitter.com/brammerayse/status/1622619103851687938?s=46&t=yj_LESwKC_NGtz0G8bM2xw

  24. The whole world has shown that we all care for the people of Turkey. But that guy you call a president …

  25. After posting a news article in r/Turkey about Twitter being banned in Turkey I received this:

    >”You have been permanently banned from participating in r/Turkey. You can still view and subscribe to r/Turkey, but you won’t be able to post or comment.If you have a question regarding your ban, you can contact the moderator team for r/Turkey by replying to this message.”

    They have not yet given me an answer as to why they (apparently) banned me. Not nice.

  26. I read that many of these homes that collapsed were built by a group of contractors close to erdogan called “the big five”. They could ignore regulations because they were close to him. If that’s true they deserve to be executed, pure treason behaviours.

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