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It's fucked up in a morbidly fascinating way how everyone here is just going through the technical details of how this particular variety of oppression works, i

It's fucked up in a morbidly fascinating way how everyone here is just going through the technical details of how this particular variety of oppression works, instead of seeing the oppression itself. What's going on is that a government's subjects are saying things it doesn't want them to say, and the government has decided to "prevent" it by force. You're right in that it's a bit of a losing game.. up to the point where the oppression gets so severe that the population stops resisting out of fear. The root problem here, again, is that people believe they should have rulers. They should not, and Turkey is helpfully providing yet another example of why.

EthanHeilman 13y ago
I'm not sure it is a losing game. It depends on the goals the government wishes to achieve. Certainly this filtering has made access more difficult for segments of the population, it has sent a message that the government is willing to employ outright censorship. If I worked at a newspaper or ran a social network inside Turkish boarders I would be very worried. Governments use censorship because they believe it will allow them to achieve their goals, often they are right. Consider: "If Erdogan's party manages to sustain its early lead as the ballot count continues, it would suggest such troubles have been largely shrugged off by many of Turkey's over 50 million eligible voters." http://news.yahoo.com/turkeys-embattled-pm-faces-key-test-local-elections-025354614.html http://news.yahoo.com/turkeys-embattled-pm-faces-key-test-lo...