This is a move that is likely to provoke a public backlash
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hinted that his government may shut down Facebook and YouTube after March 30, when local elections will take place, in order, according to him, to avoid the negative effects of the internet on society.
This is a move that is likely to provoke a public backlash, given the already existing social unrest and concerns about government intrusion into people's lives and use of mass media and social media.
Erdogan, in an interview he gave on Thursday night, raised the issue of "closing" Facebook and YouTube when talking about the controversial Internet law, which has received great criticism and disapproval from critics and the EU. With this law, the government is trying to introduce a series of restrictions on freedom on the Internet.
Some, of course, met it with satire, saying: "Luckily he didn't mention anything about Twitter.".
Source: protothema.gr
