A lot is happening in Turkey these last few days. And not among the least is the heavy violation of network neutrality, by blocking access to services such as Twitter, Google’s Open DNS resolvers and more.
This means that the ISPs in Turkey are being forced to block access to crucial news sources and are preventing residents in Turkey from having free access to the internet.
What would you do if you were the network admin at one of those ISPs? Would you simply block any IP/DNS record that you were told to? Would you first put up a fight to defend net neutrality? Would you rather quit your job than deny millions of people free internet and access to crucial information on the political and military state in your country?
Not everyone has the technical knowledge to block these kind of networks at a large ISP. That means you as a network admin, and a handful of colleagues probably, have the power to make a difference. What would you risk to make that difference?
I’m guessing you didn’t see those choices coming when you got a job as a network admin at a Turkish ISP. Whoever you are, if you’re quietly sabotaging the regime to fight for free internet, I wish you the best of luck.