Turkey Bans Twitter and We Along with the Rest of the World Think it’s Bullsh*t

Thursday evening, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan shut down Twitter as a result of a scandal involving recordings that allegedly reveal corruption in his administration, which was made public and exacerbated though social media.

It’s a shame that Erdogan and his posse thought that banning Twitter would put the kibosh on continued public scrutiny because his actions just triggered a very angry reaction the world over. We happen to hate politician bullies that attempt to take away the voice of the people. So in the interim, while the Turkish people fight their battle, we as a global society have their back and we’ll fight to the Twitter death…

#TwitterisblockedinTurkey

‏@pharzan: Why are these politicians so stupid? Lets not forget the ellections are just around the corner! #twitterisblockedinturkey 

‏@radyoaktifpanda:  #twitterisblockedinturkey pic.twitter.com/hkpSibkLij

The Guardian ‏@guardian: How to get around Turkey’s Twitter ban http://gu.com/p/3nmxy/tw  #twitterisblockedinturkey 

@yuruyensakalli: We’re here, we’re resisting. You must refuse the request of the Turkish government. @jack #TwitterisblockedinTurkey 

@gemmedgem: #TwitterisblockedinTurkey we are with you from #UAE #Philippines witn love. Let FREEDOM of EXPRESSION reign!

@ngendapatrick  By blocking Twitter, Erdogan showed his true face. A ruthless dictator afraid of netizens’ opinions. Shame! #TwitterisblockedinTurkey 

@EdoardoMartino: #TurkeyBlockedTwitter. #Erdogan is a obtuse tyrant. #TwitterisblockedinTurkey but the whole world will react. #Turkey deserves freedom!

Allen Tom ‏@allentom  Wasn’t Istanbul a serious contender for the 2020 Olympics bid.. ?#TwitterisblockedinTurkey 

JP ‏@mrjppc: That awesome moment when you realize governments consider 140 character ideas a threat to their power. #TwitterisblockedinTurkey 

@washingtonpost: Turkish prime minister Erdogan: “We’ll eradicate Twitter.” Twitter: Good luck with that. #TwitterIsBlockedInTurkey http://wapo.st/1kONq0q 

@IMaSpiv: #TwitterisblockedinTurkey but users find a workaround (http://goo.gl/2AIz4W ) & the ban fails to reduce traffic (http://goo.gl/ZpcSEO )

‏@merichai: I was planning to go to Turkey for vacation but then twitter got banned there! #TwitterisblockedinTurkey 

@skykipp: Dear Dictators: Yes, Please Try to Block Twitter http://mashable.com/2014/03/21/dictators-block-twitter/#:eyJzIjoidCIsImkiOiJfcndxeXE0eGpqNHFzOHJ5ZiJ9 … via @mashable #DNSRules #TwitterisblockedinTurkey 

@yannicktona: Just wondering if #Turkey PM #Erdogan and #Russia President #Putin went to the same school! #TwitterisblockedinTurkey 

‏@msmitka: Most ppl want 2 eradicate disease & famine. Not Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He wants to wipe out Twitter. #TwitterisblockedinTurkey 

Varun Pramanik ‏@varunpramanik: I mean, get real Erdogan. Did you really think trying to staunch the flow of free speech would work in 2014? #TwitterisblockedinTurkey 

@PaulbernalUK: I do hope would-be censors all around the world are watching how the Twitter-ban in Turkey is panning out… #TwitterisblockedinTurkey 

The Culture-ist ‏@TheCultureist: RT @SocialPort: Those running the country comfortably put Turkey’s unity at risk to pursue… #StandAgainstCorruption pic.twitter.com/Z1Mjqgbgew