A Turkish court ordered her government of the country to lift the block on Twitter which imposed last weekteam when they appeared tweets that linked the Turkish prime minister to a corruption scandal, reports the AFP. Twitter access is reportedly expected to be restored today.
The social network has been banned since March 20, although many have found ways to circumvent the ban. The Associated Press reports that the court has issued a temporary injunction against the ban, so it is unclear whether access to the social network remains unchanged or restored. The encouraging fact, however, is that the country's judiciary remains "colorless" as it should be, unless the event is completely coincidental.
Turkey's government made the decision to ban as protests grew from the social network discussing a corruption scandal involving the government, just days before the elections. The block on the social network brought only negative comments and criticism and was condemned by the United States, and the United Nations Human Rights office, among others.
"The General Assembly has recently confirmed that the rights of people offline should be protected when they are online," a spokesman for the Office for Human Rights Rupert Colville said in a press conference.
Waiting for developments with Turkey, which in 2014 tried to silence an entire people. At least it was clear: “I ban Twitter.” And we mention this, because there is also censorship which happens but no one admits it happens. Let's not give examples.
