Last Updated: February 09, 2023, 08:17 IST
Twitter became inaccessible on major Turkish mobile providers. (Picture for representation/AFP)
Turkish social media have been filled with posts by people complaining about a lack of search and rescue efforts in their provinces
Twitter Chief Executive Elon Musk said that the company has been informed by the government of Turkey that full access to the social media platform in the country will be re-enable in the country shortly.
“Twitter has been informed by the Turkish government that access will be re-enabled shortly” Musk said in a tweet without providing any additional details on timing.
The statement comes amid reports that Twitter became inaccessible on major Turkish mobile providers as online criticism mounted of the government’s response to the deadly earthquake.
The netblocks.org social media monitor showed Twitter becoming throttled and then completely blocked across all major cell phone providers.
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