Jakarta - Blocking access Twitter in Turkey makes the government the United States ( U.S. ) must intervene . The White House responded and requested that Turkey cares about the rights of the users of Twitter in there .
White House press secretary Jay Carney argued , the Turkish government's efforts are not useful at all because the user could actually use a ' street rat ' to access Twitter .
" The U.S. is deeply concerned to know the Turkish government block access to communications media for the citizens , " the White House statement delivered as quoted Tech Crunch , Wednesday ( 03/26/2014 ) .Furthermore, the White House called Twitter is a basic communication tool . That is , a tweet for users as important as phone calls or SMS . For the White House itself , the site 's 140 character also directly linking democracy and freedom of speech .
" We oppose the restrictions on the information that befell the citizens of Turkey. This could reduce their freedom of expression and contrary to the principles of open government , which support democratic government and universal rights , " the statement continued .
Blocking Twitter user triggered due on public documents that reveal evidence of corruption relating to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan . But Erdogan later denied . This sensitive issue , considering Turkey will carry out the election .
Currently, most residents of Turkey have reportedly been unable to access Twitter . The number of its own in there quite a lot , about 10 million people . Turkey had also recorded once blocked YouTube for two years before it opened back in 2010 .
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