Court imposed social media blocks after images of siege were shared . Militants stormed an Istanbul courthouse today , taking him hostage . Both he and his captors were killed during the subsequent rescue effort . Blocks were lifted last week after Twitter , Facebook and YouTube agreed to remove images of the deadly siege from their sites .
Court imposed social media blocks after images of siege were shared . Militants stormed an Istanbul courthouse last week , taking him hostage . Both he and his captors were killed during the subsequent rescue effort . Blocks were lifted today after Twitter , Facebook and YouTube agreed to remove images of the deadly siege from their sites .