Turkey’s prime minister Erdogan is now blaming social media for the protests. Well, he’s blaming his opposition part, too (naturally), but here’s how frightened he is of the proles’ method of communication:
With Turkish media otherwise giving scant reports about the protests, many turned to social media outlets for information on the unrest.
“There is now a menace which is called Twitter,” Erdogan said. “The best examples of lies can be found there. To me, social media is the worst menace to society.”
This is because Turkish CNN is not showing any news of the protests at all. But you can find tons of pictures on Imgur. Including what CNN is not showing.
He’s calling for calm today. Yeah, good luck with that. I hope the protesters keep going until they bring Erdogan down.