EU Commissioner says ‘gravely concerned’ by Twitter block in Turkey

EU Commissioner says ‘gravely concerned’ by Twitter block in Turkey

PanARMENIAN.Net - EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule said on Friday, March 21 he was "gravely concerned" by a block imposed on Twitter in Turkey as the government battles a corruption scandal days ahead of elections, Reuters reports.

"Being free to communicate and freely choose the means to do it is (a) fundamental EU value," Fule wrote on his Twitter account.

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