Güneş Tavmen has been working on the issues of technology and society for about 10 years. Lately she has pursued an MA Degree in Sociology in London as a Chevening Scholar, specialising in the nexus between new technologies and urban life.
As the mayoral elections are around the corner, authoritarian surveillance and the censorship of political content is increasing on a frighteningly exponential scale.
One of the most basic principles and characteristics of the public sphere must be its independence both from the state and market forces. So why should Turkish people feel betrayed by Facebook?