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sinkingfeeling

(51,520 posts) Sun May 12, 2024, 09:32 AM May 12

I'm in Turkey where most social media is blocked.

I was going to enter a photo in the monthly contest, but discovered postimage.com is blocked here. I already knew that Meta dropped Instagram and Threads here last month. Since I don't use X nor Tik Tok nor Facebook, I don't know if they are currently available or not. Read that both have been blocked in the past.

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I'm in Turkey where most social media is blocked. (Original Post) sinkingfeeling May 12 OP

Oh! Delphinus May 12 #1

RSO rso May 12 #2

Use a VPN. Takket May 12 #3

They also blocked VPNs prior to election last month. sinkingfeeling May 12 #7

y Tetrachloride May 12 #4

Something to look forward to here if the TFG is reelected HAB911 May 12 #5

can u text/email it to someone here? mopinko May 12 #6

Use TOR JCMach1 May 12 #8

Sounds like they ban social media like the US. David__77 May 12 #9

Delphinus

(11,858 posts)

1. Oh!

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Sun May 12, 2024, 09:46 AM

May 12

Are you living in Turkey or traveling?

rso

(2,283 posts)

2. RSO

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Sun May 12, 2024, 10:15 AM

May 12

Hello neighbor, I’m next door to you in Yerevan, Armenia.

Takket

(21,763 posts)

3. Use a VPN.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Sun May 12, 2024, 10:19 AM

May 12

sinkingfeeling

(51,520 posts)

7. They also blocked VPNs prior to election last month.

Reply to Takket (Reply #3)

Sun May 12, 2024, 10:49 AM

May 12

Tetrachloride

(7,948 posts)

4. y

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Sun May 12, 2024, 10:40 AM

May 12

https://www.techradar.com/vpn/websites-online-services-blocked-turkey-facebook-wikipedia

HAB911

(8,983 posts)

5. Something to look forward to here if the TFG is reelected

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Sun May 12, 2024, 10:41 AM

May 12

mopinko

(70,460 posts)

6. can u text/email it to someone here?

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Sun May 12, 2024, 10:46 AM

May 12

and they can enter it for u? california peggy?

JCMach1

(27,594 posts)

8. Use TOR

Reply to mopinko (Reply #6)

Sun May 12, 2024, 11:00 AM

May 12

Specifically the Orbot App.

David__77

(23,688 posts)

9. Sounds like they ban social media like the US.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Sun May 12, 2024, 12:13 PM

May 12

It sounds like not all VPNs have been successfully blocked. Unfortunately I cannot readily tell which ones are available. Good luck.

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