Turkey’s government restricts access to Twitter amid earthquake response

As rescue workers and volunteers frantically searched through rubble for survivors of two devastating earthquakes, the Turkish government on Wednesday blocked access to Twitter, according to internet watchdog NetBlocks. 

More than 11,000 people in Turkey and Syria are confirmed dead as a result of Monday’s quakes. Since then, citizens took to social media to complain about the Turkish government’s emergency response in hard-hit areas. 

On Wednesday morning, NetBocks posted data showing that Twitter access had been entirely shut down on …

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