Turkey blocks Twitter access, considers outright ban of other social media platforms

Turkey’s courts have blocked access to Twitter days before elections as Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan battles a corruption scandal that has seen social media platforms awash with alleged evidence of government wrongdoing.

The ban came hours after a defiant Erdoğan, on the campaign trail ahead of key March 30 local elections, vowed to “wipe out” Twitter and said he did not care what the international community had to say about it.

Erdoğan’s ruling AK Party has already tightened Internet controls, handed government more influence over the courts, and reassigned thousands of police and hundreds of prosecutors and judges as it fights a corruption scandal he has cast as a plot by political enemies to oust him.

Twitter suspends account run by Al Qaeda-linked Somali militants

Twitter suspended an account run by Somali extremists linked to Al Qaeda on Friday, two days after the militants threatened to execute Kenyan hostages and posted a video of one pleading for the Kenyan government to help free them.

In a string of Twitter messages, Shabab then demanded that Kenya unconditionally release Muslim prisoners held on terrorism charges and meet other conditions. Kenya had three weeks to respond “if the prisoners are to remain alive,” one of the tweets stated.

As of Friday, anyone trying to view the @HSMPress account was greeted by a message saying, “The profile you are trying to view has been suspended.”

E.M.E's Skale, Mavin crew get verified on twitter

Mavin crew got an exciting goodie bag from social networking micro-blogging site, Twitter as their account were verified today. Don Jazzy first shared the news and picture via Instagram with the message, “So twitter paid the mavins a visit. And the blue tick was in the goody bag. Osheee. @wandecoal @dprincemavin @iamdrsid @tiwasavage #MAVINS #FRENZY #2013 #PoP #imgoingtobed love always.” but they weren't the only ones that received an exciting new year gift as E.M.E's Skales also got verified. 

Congrats guys.

Cossy Orjiakor is at it again!

This was what see tweeted last night, 'Am bored and a little mischievous 2nite.' 

What do you think she meant?

Choc Boiz, Dencia Twitter account verified!

I woke up this morning to discover that the twitter account of the trio of Ice prince, Brymo and Jesse Jagz have been verified and am like how did this happen and just when i was trying find out what happened overnight while I was asleep, BAM! Dencia, oh oh , her account too? Yeah, Dencia's handle have also been verified but what is most shocking is the fact that Mr Incredible, Microphone representer, undisputed champion and all the hmmm, AKAs' he's got, M.I's account wasn't verified, the boy must really feel like WTF!

Twitter goes down few hours after google talk crashed.

Twitter is down in most part of North America, Europe, Carribeans and Africa.. In an officially statement released by twitter status claims that their enginneers are working round the clock to fix this problem. The crash is coming just a few hours after google talk crash in most regions mentioned about, I'm particularly concerned about this development because 'na there I dey chop from ooo'... Are we o the edge of a technological apocalyto, only time will tell.