Turkey to Ban Social Media

The nation of Turkey has been engaged in some questionable activity recently namely their ban on social media sites such as Twitter and YouTube. Now there is speculation that Turkey could even go further and ban the use of Facebook as well.

The banning of these social media sites has brought up economic concerns for Turkey, because many believe that without the free use of social media and the right to post on it will hinder Turkeys ability to attract international investors which the country thrives upon.

If Turkey bans social media it would join the likes of North Korea, China and Iran as the only countries to currently do so. Not very good company if you ask me.

Tourism is Turkey is also feared to decrease if this ban is upheld because many tourism spots and hotels depend on technology and without the investments from other nations in Turkey's technological programs they could suffer huge losses.

Ufuk Şanlı, an economy correspondent stated that not only will it hurt Turkey's ability to garner foreign investments but it could also possibly "lead to a decrease in Turkey's credit rating"

So to say the least there are definitely troubled waters in Turkey and it is interesting to see how far social media has come and how big of a factor it has become in terms of economics and business. This goes to show that if you do not embrace social media than you are living in the past and the world will pass you by.

Social Media ban in Turkey