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Facebook blocks links to Turkish protest organizing tool

32 points by jrbaldwin ↗ HN
This mapping / SMS reporting tool is being used by protesters in Istanbul, Izmir, and Ankara for a variety of needs:

http://tidepools.co/gezi

Facebook, which was the main channel to share this tool in Turkey, has now blocked the URL from posts and messages.

Try posting or messaging with that link embedded and you will be prohibited. Here's a screenshot:

http://imgur.com/1IIFlZi

10 comments

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ChrisAntaki
It's letting me post the link from USA.
kilkurdu
I'm able to post the link from Turkey too.
ChrisAntaki
That's good to hear! Once this got publicity, I'm sure Facebook expedited the removal of the block. Whether the block was intentional or not.
cm-t
Hi,

Nice Streisand effect from /r/technology

timhj
I got the same message today on something unrelated, it's not anything sinister. It's just facebook's worm control type thing and is only because the link has been posted a lot recently.
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gurluk
It is automatic spam filter, not intentional. The filter is removed after contacting with Facebook thanks to this post.
peterpathname
... which suggests to me that facebook's sustained block of the legitimate news source westpapuamedia.info - despite ongoing attempts by the publishers and their readers to have it reviewed - is precisely what supporters of the site claim it to be: active submission to pressure from the murderous TNI