Marketplace Tech for Thursday, June 6, 2013
Tens of thousands of people in Turkey are protesting against the government. Many are calling for the resignation of Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan. Meanwhile Erdogan is calling the likes of Facebook the worst menace threatening society. This week 25 people were arrested in Turkey for what police called spreading misinformation on Twitter. Because of this, downloads of software that help obscure the identity and activities of online users are skyrocketing.
Tens of thousands of people in Turkey are protesting against the government. Many are calling for the resignation of Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan. Meanwhile Erdogan is calling the likes of Facebook the worst menace threatening society. This week 25 people were arrested in Turkey for what police called spreading misinformation on Twitter. Because of this, downloads of software that help obscure the identity and activities of online users are skyrocketing.
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