The Turkish government has over the weekend expanded its Twitter-blockade. According to media reports, access to alternate DNS servers like Google has been blocked. Twitter itself to have been now locked on an IP basis.

For people in Turkey, it is becoming increasingly difficult to use the short message service Twitter: Over the weekend, the Turkish government has tightened its blockade service . Was it resourceful computer users initially possible with the simplest means to circumvent the officially imposed Twitter ban , and for example to post jokes , some more effort is required for it now .

Even on Friday, Twitter had just let continue to use if you dodged to an alternate DNS server as the Google ( ” 8.8.8.8 “). Many users had pointed out for example in other social networks in this way , even graffiti drew attention .

Since the weekend , the corresponding Google DNS servers should no longer leave from Turkey reach, as alternate DNS server . The news page ” Hurriyet Daily News” wrote on Saturday, you have verified that ” most, if not all DNS options are currently blocked” . In other media reports said the Turkish government was trying to block access to lists of the numbers of alternative DNS server.

Yaman Akdeniz , a professor of Internet law at the Istanbul Bilgi University, wrote on Twitter, go with the blockade of access to Google’s DNS server addresses ” the government’s war against Twitter” on.

Internet Censorship Turkey:Twitter reportedly blocked IP-based

In fact, the blockage of the DNS server seem to have been only one of several steps. The American blog “Ars Technica” reported on Sunday that Twitter is now blocked in Turkey on the basis of the IP address. In practice, this would mean that the page no longer be reached via alternate DNS server. As ways to achieve Twitter via computer, especially not proxy servers and virtual private networks (VPN) would remain. Also popular with political activists Tor network is an alternative to making an indirect and hard lockable connection with Twitter. Similarly, there still seems to be possible to send off tweets via SMS.

The Turkish government has not yet indicated whether it has technically changed something in the lock. The government can block access to the online short message service Twitter in Turkey in the early hours of Friday. This was justified by the company’s refusal to delete criticized by Turkish courts posts. Background are persistent allegations of corruption against Erdogan and his government. Many of these allegations were spread via Twitter.

Internet Censorship Turkey:YouTube also fear barrier

After locking Erdogan has made ​​serious allegations against the short message service. Twitter is being systematically used for character assassination against the government, a spokesman Erdogan on Saturday. This biased attitude pity not only the reputation of Twitter, but create “an unfair and inaccurate picture of our country”. To release the lock, the government requires that Twitter is a person responsible for Turkey appoints and is ready to call to delete specific content.

While the controversy over Twitter continues, is by the way also Google’s video platform YouTube refuse to delete clips on demand of the Turkish government. Google consider the deletion requests as legally invalid, writes the “Wall Street Journal”, citing informed people. Stand Monday afternoon, however, the site was also from Turkey still within reach.

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