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Police fired tear gas during anti-government protests in Taksim Square in Turkey (Photo: Jodi Hilton/NurPhoto / Rex Featu)Turkish officials are demanding that social media companies—including Facebook and Twitter— cooperate with government requests to hand over private information of users who express dissent online.
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