A court placed restrictions on websites and social media platforms which carried images of the attack carried out on Wednesday morning. The block on Twitter was lifted after the company complied with the court’s order.
A Turkish court blocked access to Twitter, as well as a number of other websites and social media platforms, Wednesday morning in a move aimed at blocking images of Monday's deadly bombing in Suruc, the state-run Andalou Agency reported.
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The restrictions were imposed after the ban was called for by local prosecutors. The order is an attempt to restrict access to images and video created moments after the explosion, which killed at least 32 people at a rally close to the Syrian border.
On Tuesday, Şanliurfa governate, where the attack took place, moved to ban "any activity, marches, press announcements, protests and pitching of tents," ostensibly to prevent future incidents.
Access to Twitter was eventually unblocked later on Wednesday after the company complied with the court's order, Hurriyet Daily News reported.
The court had reportedly ordered Twitter to remove 107 pieces of content, to which Twitter complied by removing 50 articles. However, they failed to remove the other 57 pieces before the court's four-hour deadline passed, which led to the censure, Hurriyet said.
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