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Re:Turkey blocks Twitter after the earthquake by TylerLives on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @09:52AM (#34708774)
Is there anything specific about Twitter here, or is it just the most popular? I don't see why they couldn't do the same on Facebook, Telegram or some other platform.
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Re:Turkey blocks Twitter after the earthquake by ejb999 on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @10:00AM (#34708900)
probably because other social media sites have already proven time and time again they are happy to weaponize their platforms against a population if the leaders of that country ask them too.
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