Published on Mar 22, 2014
PROVIDED BY CNNNEXT.COM
Activists in Turkey are furious at the Prime Minister's attempts to block Twitter, as a method of avoiding further unrest a week before local elections.
Even the country's President joined the criticism ...
via a series of tweets.
The government did ban the network, but soon enough users found a way to dodge it - posting mocking messages in response.
Protesters say that by attacking social sites, authorities are simply trying to sweep corruption scandals under the rug.
Abayomi Azikiwe of Pan-African News Wire thinks that's going to leave a bitter aftertaste - READ MORE on.rt.com/pohf40
