Reut Michaeli

Turkish protesters have a new target — their president’s social media followers

Global Scan

Turkey’s been embroiled in protests in recent months, with the country moving from crisis to crisis. The current crisis — over Internet freedom — has protesters targeting their president’s Twitter followers. Meanwhile, in China, the government is saying no to low-quality recyclables. And Greece finally has a budget surplus — for the first time in almost 70 years. That and more in today’s Global Scan.

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