Periscope and Facebook Live help document attempted coup in Turkey #JHedzWorlD
As an attempted military coup unfolded in Turkey Friday night, with bridges closed, tanks rolling through cities and aircraft flying low overhead, news of what was actually happening was hard to come by.
Social media was a flurry of confused updates that suggested a terror attack, or perhaps a coup, but definitely something serious.
Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, meanwhile, were reportedly throttled as is increasingly customary in the country.
Then the country’s state broadcaster TRT was dramatically taken over by members of the military, and a statement was read out announcing that a “peace council” would now run the country and impose a curfew and martial law. Read more…
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Periscope and Facebook Live help document attempted coup in Turkey #JHedzWorlD
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