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Turkey blocks Twitter to remove content

Carl NasmanJuly 22, 2015

A Turkish court temporarily blocked access to Twitter in order to remove content of a suicide bombing on Monday near the Syrian border. Hours after operations resumed, similar photos and videos were still available.

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