Block on Tor Network: The definition of censorship. Erdogan, president of Turkey, after the “abolition” of the Christmas lesson is said to be trying to cut off every voice on the internet.
Turkish authorities are implementing new measures to limit freedom of speech and the mass media.
The Watchdog group Turkey Blocks reports that the anonymous Tor network (Tor Network) has now been blocked, following similar tactics carried out last month that aimed at and resulted in the blocking of access to VPN services and some social networks throughout the country.
In contrast to previous cases of censorship that occurred after specific events, this move by the Erdogan government appears to aim at blocking free internet for finding unbiased news without reason, perhaps except for the government's anxious attempts to stay in power.
#Tor network blocked in Turkey as government cracks down on #VPN use: technical reporthttps://t.co/2NSqlXnoJn pic.twitter.com/A8mb0RsZT9
— Turkey Blocks (@TurkeyBlocks) December 18, 2016
Social networks and Facebook, Twitter, the WhatsApp service and YouTube have been blocked since last month.
In October access to Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive and GitHub was blocked to cut off access to the email of the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Berat Albayrak (the son-in-law of President Erdogan) that leaked on the internet.
The correspondence is believed could expose Erdogan.
