Turkish Ministry denies plans to block Facebook, TwitterSeptember 4, 2012 - 14:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey's Transportation, Maritime and Communication Ministry denied reports that it was preparing to make arrangements that would enable the body to block access to Facebook and Twitter in the event of a "threat to public safety.” According to Hurriyet Daily News, Olcay Aydilek of daily Habertürk reported earlier that Transportation Minister Binali Yıldırım said social media could "provoke great masses," and that it was a "threat." Yıldırım denied the reports, saying, "No such work exists to seek blocking access to social media." Habertürk's report alleged that the drafts prepared for the ministry showed that the social media acted as a "catalyst" that fueled ethnic and religious confrontations at times of crisis, especially after attacks by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The report said the ministry sought to block access to Facebook or Twitter in order to ensure public safety. The block would be momentary or last only a few hours, the report said. There are 31 million Facebook users and 9 million Twitter users in Turkey. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |