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On the eve of what could be one of the most important elections in Turkey’s history, Twitter started blocking posts in Turkey. “To comply with legal process and to ensure that Turkish citizens can continue to use Twitter, we have taken steps today to restrict access to some content in Turkey,” the company said. , in English and Turkish. “In line with our policy, we have notified account holders of this action. This content will continue to be available globally.”
To comply with legal process and ensure that Twitter remains available to Turkish citizens, we have taken steps today to restrict access to some content in Turkey.
— Twitter Global Government Affairs (@GlobalAffairs) May 13, 2023
Twitter did not specify which tweets it blocked, and the company does not currently operate a communications department that Engadget can contact for more information. As expected, the decision to comply with censorship requests from the Turkish government put Elon Musk’s beliefs in free speech in the spotlight. On Friday, Musk lashed out on Twitter, pointing out that: bloomberg Columnist Matthew Iglesias suggested that the decision “should generate interesting reports on Twitter files.”
“Iglesias, has your brain fallen out of your head? The choice is to suppress Twitter altogether or restrict access to some tweets. Which do you want?” Musk Tweet with Iglesias.
Iglesias, did your brain fall out of your head? The choices are to suppress Twitter entirely or restrict access to some tweets. which one do you want
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 13, 2023
As Sunday’s elections could have serious implications for Turkey. After two decades in power, Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces the most credible threat to the presidency in his recent memory. ahead of the contest on Sunday. Opposition leader Kemal Kirikdaroglu showed his opponents a slight lead. Mr. Kilicdaroglu has promised to reshape domestic policy if elected. Erdogan’s defeat could also have a significant impact on Turkey’s relations with other powers in the region, including Russia and NATO.hit The country will hold a run-off election on May 28 if any candidate fails to receive more than 50% of the vote.At the time of this writing, President Erdogan holds an 11 percentage point lead However, things may change when more votes are counted.