![]() ![]() ![]() Regulators and operators, however, said no sites had been blocked. In a television interview last week, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan described sites such as Twitter as a “scourge”, saying they were used to spread lies about the government with the aim of terrorising society. The government has made clear its disapproval of social media services, which are being used more and more as newspapers and television come increasingly under the sway of the state. Gorodyansky said authorities had not blocked access in Turkey, but they had “throttled down” speeds, making the sites unusable for periods of time. The software has been used in recent years by democracy movements around the world, including in the Arab Spring, to circumvent government censorship of social media services such as Facebook and Twitter, said David Gorodyansky, founder of Hotshot Shield creator AnchorFree.Īuthorities in Egypt, Libya and Syria attempted to close down Internet access completely to quell protests. Hotshot Shield, a VPN (virtual private network) that disguises users’ identities and encrypts traffic on the Web, said more than 120,000 people had signed up to its service in Turkey since the weekend, more than 10 times typical levels. ISTANBUL/LONDON, June 5 (Reuters) - Turks are turning to encryption software to thwart any ramp up in censorship of the Internet after six days of anti-government demonstrations and a wave of arrests reportedly for urging people to protest on social media sites. ![]()
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