Re: [Wikimedia-l] #WeMissTurkey social media campaign

[Zachary McCune]

Hi Mathieu -

Wanted to share a quick response to your questions.

At present, neither Facebook nor Twitter are currently blocked within
Turkey. That does not mean that those platforms do not have (many) takedown
requests from Turkish authorities, but it does mean the platforms are
active and popular [1][2]. In our planning for this campaign, we've also
noted that YouTube and Instagram are popular sites for Turkish internet
users and may become more active parts of this campaign. In fact, the
Foundation's social media team has just shared the first Turkish
artist-made "We Miss Turkey" poster on the @Wikipedia instagram account
[3].

On the second point, I am not aware of any efforts to currently update the
documentation of censorship you've linked. It would be great to better map
and evaluate these blocks, as you describe.

- Zack


[1] Content removal requests from Twitter -
https://transparency.twitter.com/en/removal-requests.html
[2] e.g.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/570098/distribution-of-social-media-used-turkey/
[3] https://www.instagram.com/p/Bf_2JXQHgEa/



On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 3:47 AM, Gerard Meijssen 
wrote:

> Hoi,
> One proposal is that we add data and text about Turkey and its Ottoman
> Empire past. There is much information that is missing or needs expansion,
> at that a hat tip to the Catalan Wikipedia.. They are really good in what
> they report.
>
> I will add data information in Wikidata. In the past I added information
> for the Sultans, quite often about their wives and mothers (who were among
> the power brokers at the time). There is much data to add; one of them are
> the governors of the elayets. I would really welcome maps that show how the
> Ottoman Empire changed over time.. The technology needed is something we
> could also use of other countries.
>
> Just to consider, the Ottoman empire has a similar relevance to many other
> countries, arguably there is at least as much to say as there is for
> Germany, France or Britain.
> Thanks,
> GerardM
>
> PS I will also add information depending on the time and my location.
>
> On 5 March 2018 at 20:44, Zachary McCune  wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > For the last 10 months, several teams within the Wikimedia Foundation
> have
> > been working with the local Turkish community to lift the block of
> > Wikipedia in Turkey.
> >
> > Today, we have launched a social media campaign designed to help raise
> > international awareness of the block and send a positive message to our
> > friends in Turkey. We are asking individual volunteers, affiliates, and
> > anyone else who would like to participate to join us in one of several
> > ways. More details are below and on Meta-Wiki:
> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/
> > wiki/Communications/WeMissTurkey
> >
> > The campaign, based around the hashtag #WeMissTurkey, is an opportunity
> for
> > all of us to tell our friends in Turkey that we miss them and help inform
> > the world what impact their absence is having.
> >
> >
> > == An overview of the #WeMissTurkey campaign ==
> >
> > From March 5-12, we will be reminding the world about the Turkish block
> of
> > Wikipedia. We will communicate primarily on Twitter and Facebook-
> networks
> > where advocates for Wikipedia can increase the reach of messages about
> the
> > block.
> >
> > On Twitter, we will share a series of tweets about Turkish culture,
> > history, sports, etc. from @Wikipedia . We’ll also be sharing messages
> that
> > express sadness for missing the perspectives of Turkish people on our
> > projects, and our hopes that access to Wikipedia will be restored in
> > Turkey.
> >
> > On Facebook, we have developed a "photo frame" users can add to their
> > profile picture to show support for Wikipedia in Turkey.
> >
> > In addition to posting messages, we will also be sharing some posters
> from
> > Turkish artists which help visualize the culture and knowledge we are
> > missing. The posters will be released throughout the week and available
> for
> > you to utilize. We invite you to develop posters or graphics of your own.
> >
> > We hope that affiliates and volunteers around the world will join us! You
> > can get involved in a number of ways, including by creating, sharing, and
> > retweeting messages, sharing our posters and creating your own, and more!
> > More details on how to get involved are on the Meta-Wiki campaign page:
> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/WeMissTurkey
> >
> >
> > == On tone ==
> >
> > The messages for this campaign are being directed to the people of
> Turkey,
> > and have a positive message and tone. We do not want to use this campaign
> > to directly confront authorities in Turkey. We are asking that others
> > managing Wikimedia social media accounts join us, and be respectful of
> the
> > positive goal and message. This messaging approach for the campaign is
> part
> > of a broader, ongoing strategy from the Wikimedia 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] #WeMissTurkey social media campaign

[Isaac Olatunde]

AFAIK, both Twitter and Facebook are banned by the Turkish government.

Regards,

Isaac

On Mar 6, 2018 8:50 AM, "mathieu stumpf guntz" <
psychosl...@culture-libre.org> wrote:

> Hello Zachary,
>
> First, thank you and all people involved for this great initiative.
>
> There are two points for which I would be happy to have more information
> about.
>
> The first one is about the state of censorship in Turkey, not only
> regarding each Wikimedia project, but also for the communication canal
> intended to diffuse this campaign, namely Facebook and Twitter. Are they
> free of any censorship from the Turkish government? Also, although I guess
> this was already taken into account, is there some some communication
> platform particularly praised among Turkish people outside this two
> platform?
>
> The second is more broad, on the Wikimedia effort regarding censorship.
> There are some resources I easily found [1][2][3], but nothing as an
> official up-to-date comprehensive overview of the state of censorship
> affecting Wikimedia projects in the world. Something like a page including
> a world map showing various degree of censorship and a description of how
> and why it's in place, as well as Wikimedia initiatives aiming at making
> cease this kind of practices.
>
> Thank you again for this initiative, and thank you in advance for any
> feedback on this points.
>
> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Censorship
> [2] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Notices_received_from_
> search_engines
> [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_Wikipedia
>
>
> Le 05/03/2018 à 20:44, Zachary McCune a écrit :
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> For the last 10 months, several teams within the Wikimedia Foundation have
>> been working with the local Turkish community to lift the block of
>> Wikipedia in Turkey.
>>
>> Today, we have launched a social media campaign designed to help raise
>> international awareness of the block and send a positive message to our
>> friends in Turkey. We are asking individual volunteers, affiliates, and
>> anyone else who would like to participate to join us in one of several
>> ways. More details are below and on Meta-Wiki:
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/
>> wiki/Communications/WeMissTurkey
>>
>> The campaign, based around the hashtag #WeMissTurkey, is an opportunity
>> for
>> all of us to tell our friends in Turkey that we miss them and help inform
>> the world what impact their absence is having.
>>
>>
>> == An overview of the #WeMissTurkey campaign ==
>>
>>  From March 5-12, we will be reminding the world about the Turkish block
>> of
>> Wikipedia. We will communicate primarily on Twitter and Facebook- networks
>> where advocates for Wikipedia can increase the reach of messages about the
>> block.
>>
>> On Twitter, we will share a series of tweets about Turkish culture,
>> history, sports, etc. from @Wikipedia . We’ll also be sharing messages
>> that
>> express sadness for missing the perspectives of Turkish people on our
>> projects, and our hopes that access to Wikipedia will be restored in
>> Turkey.
>>
>> On Facebook, we have developed a "photo frame" users can add to their
>> profile picture to show support for Wikipedia in Turkey.
>>
>> In addition to posting messages, we will also be sharing some posters from
>> Turkish artists which help visualize the culture and knowledge we are
>> missing. The posters will be released throughout the week and available
>> for
>> you to utilize. We invite you to develop posters or graphics of your own.
>>
>> We hope that affiliates and volunteers around the world will join us! You
>> can get involved in a number of ways, including by creating, sharing, and
>> retweeting messages, sharing our posters and creating your own, and more!
>> More details on how to get involved are on the Meta-Wiki campaign page:
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/WeMissTurkey
>>
>>
>> == On tone ==
>>
>> The messages for this campaign are being directed to the people of Turkey,
>> and have a positive message and tone. We do not want to use this campaign
>> to directly confront authorities in Turkey. We are asking that others
>> managing Wikimedia social media accounts join us, and be respectful of the
>> positive goal and message. This messaging approach for the campaign is
>> part
>> of a broader, ongoing strategy from the Wikimedia Foundation to lift the
>> block of Wikipedia in Turkey.
>>
>>
>> If you have any questions, let us know!
>>
>>
>> Zack & the Comms team
>>
>>
>>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] #WeMissTurkey social media campaign

[Gerard Meijssen]

Hoi,
One proposal is that we add data and text about Turkey and its Ottoman
Empire past. There is much information that is missing or needs expansion,
at that a hat tip to the Catalan Wikipedia.. They are really good in what
they report.

I will add data information in Wikidata. In the past I added information
for the Sultans, quite often about their wives and mothers (who were among
the power brokers at the time). There is much data to add; one of them are
the governors of the elayets. I would really welcome maps that show how the
Ottoman Empire changed over time.. The technology needed is something we
could also use of other countries.

Just to consider, the Ottoman empire has a similar relevance to many other
countries, arguably there is at least as much to say as there is for
Germany, France or Britain.
Thanks,
GerardM

PS I will also add information depending on the time and my location.

On 5 March 2018 at 20:44, Zachary McCune  wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> For the last 10 months, several teams within the Wikimedia Foundation have
> been working with the local Turkish community to lift the block of
> Wikipedia in Turkey.
>
> Today, we have launched a social media campaign designed to help raise
> international awareness of the block and send a positive message to our
> friends in Turkey. We are asking individual volunteers, affiliates, and
> anyone else who would like to participate to join us in one of several
> ways. More details are below and on Meta-Wiki:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/
> wiki/Communications/WeMissTurkey
>
> The campaign, based around the hashtag #WeMissTurkey, is an opportunity for
> all of us to tell our friends in Turkey that we miss them and help inform
> the world what impact their absence is having.
>
>
> == An overview of the #WeMissTurkey campaign ==
>
> From March 5-12, we will be reminding the world about the Turkish block of
> Wikipedia. We will communicate primarily on Twitter and Facebook- networks
> where advocates for Wikipedia can increase the reach of messages about the
> block.
>
> On Twitter, we will share a series of tweets about Turkish culture,
> history, sports, etc. from @Wikipedia . We’ll also be sharing messages that
> express sadness for missing the perspectives of Turkish people on our
> projects, and our hopes that access to Wikipedia will be restored in
> Turkey.
>
> On Facebook, we have developed a "photo frame" users can add to their
> profile picture to show support for Wikipedia in Turkey.
>
> In addition to posting messages, we will also be sharing some posters from
> Turkish artists which help visualize the culture and knowledge we are
> missing. The posters will be released throughout the week and available for
> you to utilize. We invite you to develop posters or graphics of your own.
>
> We hope that affiliates and volunteers around the world will join us! You
> can get involved in a number of ways, including by creating, sharing, and
> retweeting messages, sharing our posters and creating your own, and more!
> More details on how to get involved are on the Meta-Wiki campaign page:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/WeMissTurkey
>
>
> == On tone ==
>
> The messages for this campaign are being directed to the people of Turkey,
> and have a positive message and tone. We do not want to use this campaign
> to directly confront authorities in Turkey. We are asking that others
> managing Wikimedia social media accounts join us, and be respectful of the
> positive goal and message. This messaging approach for the campaign is part
> of a broader, ongoing strategy from the Wikimedia Foundation to lift the
> block of Wikipedia in Turkey.
>
>
> If you have any questions, let us know!
>
>
> Zack & the Comms team
>
>
> --
> Zachary McCune
> Global Audiences
> Wikimedia Foundation
>
> zmcc...@wikimedia.org
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] #WeMissTurkey social media campaign

[mathieu stumpf guntz]

Hello Zachary,

First, thank you and all people involved for this great initiative.

There are two points for which I would be happy to have more information 
about.


The first one is about the state of censorship in Turkey, not only 
regarding each Wikimedia project, but also for the communication canal 
intended to diffuse this campaign, namely Facebook and Twitter. Are they 
free of any censorship from the Turkish government? Also, although I 
guess this was already taken into account, is there some some 
communication platform particularly praised among Turkish people outside 
this two platform?


The second is more broad, on the Wikimedia effort regarding censorship. 
There are some resources I easily found [1][2][3], but nothing as an 
official up-to-date comprehensive overview of the state of censorship 
affecting Wikimedia projects in the world. Something like a page 
including a world map showing various degree of censorship and a 
description of how and why it's in place, as well as Wikimedia 
initiatives aiming at making cease this kind of practices.


Thank you again for this initiative, and thank you in advance for any 
feedback on this points.


[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Censorship
[2] 
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Notices_received_from_search_engines

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_Wikipedia


Le 05/03/2018 à 20:44, Zachary McCune a écrit :

Hi everyone,

For the last 10 months, several teams within the Wikimedia Foundation have
been working with the local Turkish community to lift the block of
Wikipedia in Turkey.

Today, we have launched a social media campaign designed to help raise
international awareness of the block and send a positive message to our
friends in Turkey. We are asking individual volunteers, affiliates, and
anyone else who would like to participate to join us in one of several
ways. More details are below and on Meta-Wiki:  https://meta.wikimedia.org/
wiki/Communications/WeMissTurkey

The campaign, based around the hashtag #WeMissTurkey, is an opportunity for
all of us to tell our friends in Turkey that we miss them and help inform
the world what impact their absence is having.


== An overview of the #WeMissTurkey campaign ==

 From March 5-12, we will be reminding the world about the Turkish block of
Wikipedia. We will communicate primarily on Twitter and Facebook- networks
where advocates for Wikipedia can increase the reach of messages about the
block.

On Twitter, we will share a series of tweets about Turkish culture,
history, sports, etc. from @Wikipedia . We’ll also be sharing messages that
express sadness for missing the perspectives of Turkish people on our
projects, and our hopes that access to Wikipedia will be restored in Turkey.

On Facebook, we have developed a "photo frame" users can add to their
profile picture to show support for Wikipedia in Turkey.

In addition to posting messages, we will also be sharing some posters from
Turkish artists which help visualize the culture and knowledge we are
missing. The posters will be released throughout the week and available for
you to utilize. We invite you to develop posters or graphics of your own.

We hope that affiliates and volunteers around the world will join us! You
can get involved in a number of ways, including by creating, sharing, and
retweeting messages, sharing our posters and creating your own, and more!
More details on how to get involved are on the Meta-Wiki campaign page:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/WeMissTurkey


== On tone ==

The messages for this campaign are being directed to the people of Turkey,
and have a positive message and tone. We do not want to use this campaign
to directly confront authorities in Turkey. We are asking that others
managing Wikimedia social media accounts join us, and be respectful of the
positive goal and message. This messaging approach for the campaign is part
of a broader, ongoing strategy from the Wikimedia Foundation to lift the
block of Wikipedia in Turkey.


If you have any questions, let us know!


Zack & the Comms team




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[Wikimedia-l] #WeMissTurkey social media campaign

[Zachary McCune]

Hi everyone,

For the last 10 months, several teams within the Wikimedia Foundation have
been working with the local Turkish community to lift the block of
Wikipedia in Turkey.

Today, we have launched a social media campaign designed to help raise
international awareness of the block and send a positive message to our
friends in Turkey. We are asking individual volunteers, affiliates, and
anyone else who would like to participate to join us in one of several
ways. More details are below and on Meta-Wiki:  https://meta.wikimedia.org/
wiki/Communications/WeMissTurkey

The campaign, based around the hashtag #WeMissTurkey, is an opportunity for
all of us to tell our friends in Turkey that we miss them and help inform
the world what impact their absence is having.


== An overview of the #WeMissTurkey campaign ==

From March 5-12, we will be reminding the world about the Turkish block of
Wikipedia. We will communicate primarily on Twitter and Facebook- networks
where advocates for Wikipedia can increase the reach of messages about the
block.

On Twitter, we will share a series of tweets about Turkish culture,
history, sports, etc. from @Wikipedia . We’ll also be sharing messages that
express sadness for missing the perspectives of Turkish people on our
projects, and our hopes that access to Wikipedia will be restored in Turkey.

On Facebook, we have developed a "photo frame" users can add to their
profile picture to show support for Wikipedia in Turkey.

In addition to posting messages, we will also be sharing some posters from
Turkish artists which help visualize the culture and knowledge we are
missing. The posters will be released throughout the week and available for
you to utilize. We invite you to develop posters or graphics of your own.

We hope that affiliates and volunteers around the world will join us! You
can get involved in a number of ways, including by creating, sharing, and
retweeting messages, sharing our posters and creating your own, and more!
More details on how to get involved are on the Meta-Wiki campaign page:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/WeMissTurkey


== On tone ==

The messages for this campaign are being directed to the people of Turkey,
and have a positive message and tone. We do not want to use this campaign
to directly confront authorities in Turkey. We are asking that others
managing Wikimedia social media accounts join us, and be respectful of the
positive goal and message. This messaging approach for the campaign is part
of a broader, ongoing strategy from the Wikimedia Foundation to lift the
block of Wikipedia in Turkey.


If you have any questions, let us know!


Zack & the Comms team


-- 
Zachary McCune
Global Audiences
Wikimedia Foundation

zmcc...@wikimedia.org
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