Twitter usage SOARS in Turkey, let alone succumbing to 'the ban'
The number of active Twitter users, as well as tweeted messages, has soared since
the Turkish government blocked access to the popular social media platform, new statistics have shown.
The access to Twitter was blocked in the first hour of March 21. According to
figures published by social media rating agency Somera, over 6 million Turks tweeted from March 20, 23:00, to March 21, 12:00. Only 4.5 million tweets were sent the previous day in the same time slot when there was no blocking. The difference correspondents to a 33 percent rise.
The number of tweeting Turkish users have also risen by 17 percent, from 1.49 million to 1.75 million comparing the same periods. The Turkish activity on Twitter was 16 percent lower than the previous day one hour before midnight. Just after the access was blocked, it quickly rose, hitting 95 percent more than the previous day and remained in record highs even at 03:00 am as seen in the graph:
Most users therefore seem to have got around the access ban and entered Twitter via VPN tunnels, it was reported earlier. The ban comes on the heels of damaging revelations following the corruption probe and the successive release of phone conversations of government officials, including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Some observers have interpreted the decision to ban Twitter as an attempt to prevent further damaging leaks ahead of the March 30 local polls. However, Erdoğan said the government undertook such measure “for the sake of its citizens.” “I don’t care what the international community says. Everyone will witness the power of the Turkish Republic’s state,” he added.
Twitter usage SOARS in Turkey, let alone succumbing to 'the ban' - POLITICS
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xenon54
What did i say, mate.
Zaten twitter'ı kullanabilecek kadar kafası çalışan insan, proxy ayarlarını nasıl değiştireceğini bulur.
Hiç bi halta yaramaz bu yurt dışı çıkışlarında bloke etmeden