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I remember back in the day when my mother used to tell me not to sit too close to the television as she believed it would harm my eyes. My grandmother used to take that belief further, telling me I'd become blind if I stared at it for too long.

Minecraft owner Microsoft is investigating the reports suggesting that the Turkish government is preparing to ban the game, the BBC reported March 11.

Turkish media had earlier reported that the Family and Social Policies Ministry recently took the first step to initiate the legal process to ban Minecraft in Turkey on the grounds that it encourages children to resort to violence.

The Family and Social Policies Ministry has concluded the probe it launched into Minecraft, calling on the authorities to ban the popular videogame on the grounds that it encourages children to resort to violence, according to local media.

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A new trend in social media is called “brelfies”. It calls young mothers to take selfies while they breastfeed.

This new trend comes as a reaction to the social media ban on a mother who uploaded a picture while she was breastfeeding. The mother was accused of breaking social media rules on naked content.

Apple on Feb. 17 was awarded a patent on a headset that could let iPhones be part of augmented or virtual reality displays.
      
The patent titled "Head Mounted Display Apparatus For Retaining A Portable Electronic Device With Display" depicts a large eyeglass-style frame into which a smartphone could be seated.
      

Turkish President Erdo?an is finally on Twitter - more than five years after the opening of an official account in his name that amassed 5.7 million followers and was previously managed by ?young people who love him.? Erdo?an?s first ?real? tweet is an anti-smoking message. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an personally sent his first tweet on Feb. 9, giving an anti-smoking message.

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Turkey?s requests to remove content from Twitter increased by 156 percent in the second half of 2014, according to the microblogging site?s biannual transparency report.

Overall, Twitter said the total number of removal requests had increased by 84 percent from the previous period, while the total number of affected accounts increased by 348 percent.

Turkey?s Family and Social Policies Ministry has launched an investigation into video game ?Minecraft? on grounds that it encourages violence, especially against woman.

The investigation aims at inspecting whether or not the game contains motives to trigger violence in its players.