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Re:Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram Restricted in S... by driverdan on Friday October 11, 2019 @12:56PM (#21226177)
Blocking sites like this is never reasonable.
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Re:Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram Restricted in S... by 99052882514569 on Friday October 11, 2019 @03:26PM (#21227584)
I disagree. Keeping your opponent in the 'fog of war' is a legitimate, reasonable military aim. In the olden days, radio/TV transmissions and newspaper publication was severely restricted during military operations. Today, those are largely irrelevant as news is spread on social media, so this block is the modern-era equivalent.

Note how my argument does not depend on whether we're talking about a good war, bad war, just war, evil war, etc.

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Re:Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram Restricted in S... by thelittleone on Friday October 11, 2019 @06:28PM (#21229060)
That seems like a convenient justification and minor strategic benefit rather than the real issue. This is about PR / image management and controlling the narrative. An outraged domestic and international community can limit your options (look at Hong Kong).
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Re:Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram Restricted in S... by JetSpiegel on Sunday October 13, 2019 @07:24AM (#21239812)
Erdogan got a green light from Trump, who publicly accused the Kurds of not helping with Normandy landings and taking the USA's money (he never mentioned ISIS). The American government supports you, who needs PR?
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Re:Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram Restricted in S... by reaperducer on Friday October 11, 2019 @04:37PM (#21228234)
Blocking sites like this is never reasonable

Turkey has a long history of blocking web sites, even in peacetime. The last time I went there, I was surprised how many web sites I couldn't access.

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Re:Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram Restricted in S... by BostonEnginerd on Friday October 11, 2019 @08:28PM (#21229611)
I recently transited through Istanbul and noticed two things:

1) You can't get an internet connection at the airport without giving up PII - either your ticket info, or your cellphone information.

2) They block Wikipedia in the airport and on the in-flight WiFi on Turkish Airlines.

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Re:Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram Restricted in S... by PrussianSteel on Friday October 11, 2019 @11:25PM (#21230447)
It’s a nationwide thing, not just a Turkish Airlines/airport block. I think Wikipedia’s been blocked for several years now.
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Re:Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram Restricted in S... by lostlogin on Saturday October 12, 2019 @01:22PM (#21234697)
It has. Here is the Wikipedia entry on the block. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_of_Wikipedia_in_Turkey
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