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Interesting that Turkey uses a very primitive blocking system, without relying on such software. (tested it when I was there for vacation)

• reaperducer 9y ago
  The first time I went to Turkey, I was surprised how many of the web sites I visited regularly were blocked. I guess watching 8-Bit Guy on YouTube makes me subversive.
  • my123 9y ago
    Their filter seems to be a bit amateur-ish, not what I expected first-hand at all. https://twitter.com/never_released/status/988378651644301313 https://twitter.com/never_released/status/988378651644301313
• tialaramex 9y ago
  Crude is more reliable against technological changes, and from my point of view I'd rather a government is obliged to make the network just not work, instead of being able to tamper with things. This ensures the populace know exactly what's up, even if they daren't say anything. Nobody in East Germany thought that wall was for their protection, that the snipers, the barbed wire, the car searches, were to keep out subversives, they knew exactly who was a prisoner. If people in Turkey know "Yeah, the Internet is censored here, some sites you just can't visit", it likewise doesn't take a genius to figure out what's up with that.