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Twitter strikes Back at Turkish Gov’t Ban in Courts

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Twitter tackles Turkish takedown (via The Inquirer)

TWITTER HAS LAUNCHED a legal challenge against the block placed on its services in Turkey. Turkey effectively put up a wall between it and Twitter last week. Initially travellers to its domain were sent to a government website before a Turkish court…

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