• Twitter access had been banned two days after a huge earthquake.
• The filtering is applied on major internet providers and comes as the public comes to rely on the service in the aftermath.
• Twitter has been informed by the Turkish government that access will be re-enabled shortly.

Twitter Chief Executive Elon Musk said in a tweet on Wednesday that the firm had been informed by the government of Turkey that full access to the social media platform in the nation will be re-enabled “shortly”.

The Netblocks internet observatory, which monitors connectivity throughout the world, said earlier on Wednesday that Twitter access had been banned two days after a huge earthquake in southern Turkey and northern Syria killed thousands.

“Twitter has been informed by the Turkish government that access will be re-enabled shortly,” Musk tweeted, without providing further details on timing.

Netblocks reported earlier that, “Real-time network data show Twitter has been restricted in Turkey; the filtering is applied on major internet providers and comes as the public comes to rely on the service in the aftermath of a series of deadly earthquakes.”

Since the earthquake, Turkish residents have taken to Twitter to share information about loved ones who are unable to reach them, news of collapsed structures in the vicinity, and aid coordination.

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