"Recep Tayyip Erdogan,
Turkey's abrasive prime minister, made a fool of himself when he tried
(and failed) to ban Twitter. Erdogan blames social media for helping to
publicise leaked tapes allegedly linking him to a corruption scandal
that has rocked his government. He has threatened similar action against
YouTube and Facebook. "This thing called social media is currently the
worst menace to society," he declared last year during nationwide
demonstrations against his increasingly authoritarian rule."
The full editorial from The Obsever here.
The full editorial from The Obsever here.
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