As Turkey censors Internet, Tor adds 10,000 new users per day
Turkey’s online censorship and banning of Twitter is fueling mass adoption of Tor, the most popular anonymity network online, as a tool to circumvent government obstruction. ● Just days ago, the software had already hit a pace of 10,000 new users per week. Now the pace has picked up significantly; Turks are now moving to Tor at a rate of 10,000 new users per day for a total of over 50,000 users and growing. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoðan called Twitter “a menace,” as it played a key role in organizing, recording, and maintaining year-long protests against what critics see as his administration's creep towards authoritarianism.