nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20230217-233207-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 230217s2023||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20230217-233207-0 doi eng 342 23 Haylamaz, Burak Author aut Shutting Down the Internet to Shut Down Criticism - The Turkish Government’s “Legal” Censorship in the Earthquakes’ Aftermath Haylamaz, Burak Verfassungsblog 2023-02-17 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier In the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes which hit southwestern Turkey, internet connectivity had enabled civil society to provide additional on- and off-site assistance. However, the use of social media is not seen as innocent by Turkish authorities. Immediately after the earthquakes, authorities started to use legal instruments to silence the use of social media platforms even at the expense of utilizing its benefits during catastrophic times. CC BY-SA 4.0 disaster relief Disinformation earthquake Erdogan Internet shutdown Social Media Turkey Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/turkey-internet-earthquake/ raw object