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avonhungen t1_j7ree7t wrote

Replying to sugartoad555 (#1,756,553)

> The Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK), the institution that could impose such restrictions, comes under the transportation ministry.

I can't stand Musk but this is the Turkish Government doing this.

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srandrews t1_j7rjpfz wrote

Interesting take: if Twitter is required for emergency response, should it not be public infrastructure?

If not, good on Turkey for shutting down a communication channel that will just add more misery and suffering to the human experience during this awful catastrophe.

Seems to me it would be useful as public infrastructure.

So if it is, it sure seems like the company needs to be regulated to provide a quality of service.

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Perfect-Height-8837 t1_j7s43wa wrote

Was this done to stop Elon sending a submarine and calling the rescuers 'a bunch of pedos'?

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salvodan t1_j7sdeg9 wrote

Replying to Perfect-Height-8837 (#1,757,878)

Nope, Elon offered Erdoğan the new Totalitarian Dictator Bundle for only $5M a month and he was turned down. /s

“But Trump and Bolsanaro have already subscribed and they aren’t even in power any more”

/s (this is a joke making fun of the current mismanagement of the Twitter platform and not a criticism of the Turkish Earthquake response mismanagement.)

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salvodan t1_j7sdpcf wrote

Replying to avonhungen (#1,756,742)

A lot of people (myself included) are disappointed with what is happening to Twitter and will use any inappropriate opportunity to ridicule Musk, even it if is only tangentially related to the subject at hand.

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doctorfugazi t1_j7yn0o3 wrote

wtf? its a major line of communication. restricting it doesnt seem like a good idea right now.

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