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Turkey has been in the news lately for all the political reasons. And now, the political row has resulted in blockage of internet in the country; denying the Turkish netizens access to any of the popular social media websites. In a fresh move the Turkish government has blocked four popular social media websites including Twitter, Facebook, Youtube and WhatsApp. The netizens remain confused at government's decree to ban these websites. Banning the internet: a regular practice in Turkey It's not the first time that Turkey has blocked the popular social media websites. In July this year, these websites met the same fate following

Pokemon GO seems to have taken the world by storm! In a matter of days, the game has become immensely popular among avid gamers around the world. However, while people in some specific regions of the world have been lucky enough to actually get a "hands-on" experience of the game, those in other countries are almost morose because the game is not available in their countries.   Regions Where Pokemon GO is Available? So far, Pokemon GO is only available in a handful of countries like the US, New Zealand and Australia. However, in the digital age, inaccessibility seems to

Two of the largest and most commonly used social media websites - Facebook and Instagram have faced the wrath of the government, in the wake of ongoing protests against environmental degradation. It’s not the first time that the Southeast Asian country has slapped Facebook and Instagram with a ban. The ban has come as a surprise for 30 million native users, who have been using social media to raise their concerns about ‘decreasing number of  fish in Vietnamese waters’. As a consequence, the percentage of VPN usage has increased during the last couple of days.  The move of banning social

At last there is some good news for virtual private network (VPN) service users. In the wake of increasing number of pirate websites being blocked in the United Kingdom (UK), there has been a 30% increase in users, who tend to use VPNs to circumvent the so called website blockage. This is all highlighted in a study that was recently conducted by a team of researchers from  Carnegie Mellon University - one of the most prominent educational institutes in the world - and Wellesley College. The sample size of the research study consisted of around 58,809 British internet users. The

Rapper, Kanye West is at war with his fellow musicians, after he was caught using The Pirate Bay - the world’s most famous torrent website. Remember that the Pirate Bay is termed as an illegal torrent website, but still enjoys huge popularity amongst torrent geeks the world over. Kanye has been in the spotlight lately, for accusing the Pirate Bay of leaking his recent album, The Life Of Pablo, which accounted for 500,000 illegal downloads. Kanye had threatened to sue the Pirate Bay after the incident. And now, Kanye West has been caught using The Pirate Bay himself. In his