Why Turkey issued a social media ban during a coup attempt—and promptly lifted it | The Daily Dot: "A source within Turkey’s censorship mechanism, who would like to remain anonymous due to government pressure, confirmed to the Daily Dot that Turkish ISPs received an email from the government’s internet authority (TİB) at 1:35am asking them to “urgently” lift the ban on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.
This unprecedented turnaround can be explained by Erdoğan’s need to mobilize his supporters quickly against the coup attempt. Technology proved pivotal in getting his message across.
As an information security researcher known by the Twitter handle @thegrugq explains, Erdoğan had to use FaceTime to broadcast his message as his plane circled in the air away from the danger of pro-coup fighter jets bombing security structure in Turkey’s capital Ankara.
Later, tweets from his personal account and presidential account were further broadcast by tweets from official news agency and even from the national police force. All called for the nation to march towards city squares and defy the coup—which countless citizens did." 'via Blog this'
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