A year ago, YouTube and Twitter refused to take down content that the Turkish government didn't like, and they were both blocked. YouTube - http://www.theguard

A year ago, YouTube and Twitter refused to take down content that the Turkish government didn't like, and they were both blocked. YouTube - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/27/google-youtube-ban-turkey-erdogan http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/27/google-youtube-... Twitter - http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/03/21/turkey-bans-twitter-and-twitter-explodes/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/03/21... I was in Istanbul at the time, and I'm certain the Streisand effect more than offset the censorship, and badly damaged Erdoğan's reputation at home and abroad. Banning popular sites shines a bright light on repression. Resistance can be more effective than collaboration.