4G is good, Minecraft is bad

Turkey's government is asking for 2.3 billion euros from the telecommunication industry for its new 4G tender. The English 4G tender resulted in 2.3 billion pounds years ago. The government is very keen on getting the most out of this tender.

However, I believe that, in government ranks, there is a serious misunderstanding about the current situation of the industry and definitely no idea about where the industry is heading. I suspect that the government still thinks that voice is important for telecommunication companies and that data only consists of emails and holiday photos.

My suspicions could be true because there is no logical way to explain the simultaneous call for 2.3 billion euros for 4G and the attempt to ban social media outlets and games such as Minecraft at the same time.

I bet that the government authorities don't know what drives the demand for 4G. If they knew that in order to play Minecraft seamlessly you need broadband, then they would think about what they are doing.

Turkey's Family and Social Policies Ministry called on authorities to ban the game. I find it very disturbing to see that this ministry is doing almost nothing to stop violence against women and doing absolutely nothing to encourage women to take part in the workforce but rather making headlines by seeking such a ban. Turkey has been shunned once more by the international community as the first country to ask for a ban.

 However, as the BBC says, Minecraft has different modes depending on how you want to play. There's Creative, which doesn't have monsters and is all about building, destroying and exploring. Then there's Survival, where you face battles with mobs and have to find food to stay alive. Mojang, who make the game, says it's...