Turkish court rules country 's ban on Twitter violates right to free expression . Three people filed complaints to the Constitutional Court after the Telecommunications Directorate blocked access to the social media website Twitter . Lower court overturned ban last week , but government has yet to reverse it . Prime Minister has blamed social media for fueling anti - government rhetoric . Court 's ruling did not affect a YouTube ban that came after ban on Twitter .
Turkish court rules country 's ban on Twitter violates right to free expression . Lower court overturned ban last week , but government has yet to reverse it . Prime Minister has blamed social media for fueling anti - government rhetoric . Court 's ruling did not affect a YouTube ban that came after ban on Twitter .