After the initial blocking of Twitter by the Turkish government, residents of the country used, among other things, the Google DNS service, in an attempt to bypass the bans and be able to post.
However, according to reports in the Turkish press, and specifically the Hürriyet newspaper, the country's government has also blocked Google's DNS service. At the same time, the Erdogan government has reportedly blocked Twitter at the IP address level, so any change of DNS server will no longer allow access to the service.
Turkish internet users were able to access Twitter by typing in addresses in Google's Domain Name System (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4) and continue to post. According to Turkish media, some Turks spray-painted the addresses on walls to publicize the method of circumventing the ban. Twitter, for its part, is urging users to use the SMS messaging service.
CNET also reports that YouTube is also under censorship in Turkey. Specifically, the popular service has begun receiving a large number of requests from Turkish authorities to “take down” specific videos. However, according to the report, YouTube refuses to remove posts as it supports a “free and open Internet.”.
“I don’t care about the opinion of the international community,” Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said early last week, adding, “everyone will witness the strength of the Turkish Republic.” The blocking of Twitter was followed by a storm of reactions both inside and outside the country.
The White House issued an official statement on the matter, saying that “the United States supports the people of Turkey in their calls for full access to blocked technologies.” At the same time, the US State Department issued a separate statement, calling for access to Twitter to be restored and for freedom of access to all social media platforms to be ensured.
Source: naftemporiki.gr
