Since our March 17 post deploring restriction of free speech via social media in Turkey, the reality of 21st century media has given evidence of its resilience. Ban Twitter? Well, as you wish, but Twitter techies had strategies for circumventing Prime Minister Erdogan’s ban: SMS tweets, for instance, would fly freely. In fact, since the “ban” appeared, Turkey-watchers report a surge in Tweets at a rate of 17,000 each minute. What’s that we said about inability to silence voices of opposition?
And as a footnote to a footnote, now Hotspot Shield VPN, available by free download, claims to
- unblock any website from anywhere
- allow anonymous web browsing
- provide complete WiFi security
- protect bank info, passwords, and downloads from snoopers
. . . which is to say where there’s a will there’s a way.
- oopers
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