- Access to Twitter in Turkey has been restored.
- Users were unable to use the social media site after the tragic earthquake.
- Twitter access in the country had been banned.
According to network monitoring firm NetBlocks, access to Twitter in Turkey has been restored after users reported being unable to use the social media site following Monday’s tragic earthquake.
ℹ️ Update: Metrics confirm access to Twitter is being restored in #Turkey following hours of filtering. The restoration comes after authorities held a meeting with Twitter to “remind Twitter of its obligations” on content takedowns and disinformation.
📰 https://t.co/CEbfgeBpvz pic.twitter.com/EOI9jFyztS
— NetBlocks (@netblocks) February 9, 2023
Earlier on Wednesday, NetBlocks, journalists, and academics claimed that Twitter access in the country had been banned. Some Twitter users requested assistance from Twitter CEO Elon Musk, using his Twitter handle in an apparent attempt to garner his attention.
Musk stated in a tweet on Wednesday that the Turkish government had notified him that the social media platform would no longer be blocked.
According to NetBlocks, traffic filtering has been implemented at the internet service provider level, prohibiting Twitter users from accessing the site.
Its announcement coincided with user reports that Twitter was unreachable throughout the country, and as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan began a tour of the earthquake-ravaged region.
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