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Turkey's president: PM's Twitter ban 'unacceptable'

Turkey's president has criticised the ban on Twitter imposed by the country's prime minister - in a tweet. Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to "eradicate" the social media network, which was used to spread corruption allegations.

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Turkish tweeters getting round Erdogan's ban

Twitter users in Turkey have been sharing information across the web to help others affected by the country's Twitter ban.

Some posted the numbers for DNS or VPN connections - private protocols that could be used to hide an internet user's location and thus circumvent the blocks.

In an act of defiance, many were even posting pictures of the numbers emblazened on official government posters.

Last night, Twitter also offered its help after reports of the ban emerged - reminding users they can still tweet by SMS.

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