“Government’s requests to restrict online speech in parallel with threats to close online services are serious and have a scary effect on people’s ability to express themselves,” said the spokesperson.
Elon Musk X’s social media platform has suspended several accounts belonging to journalists and opposition personalities since the outbreak of civil disorders, despite the technological billionaire’s claim to be a “absolutist of freedom of expression”.
In 2024, Meta received 5,677 requests from the Turkish authorities to delete the content, of which 4 199 came from the Communication Authority of Turkey, according to Meta’s transparency report.
Meta took 40% of requests into account, according to the report.
Musk’s X, who has largely respected orders, said he is fighting the Turkish government’s orders to protect freedom of expression.
This includes the call to the Turkey Constitutional Court on an order to block 126 accounts. However, the order in question predates the current wave of protests for several weeks, according to a document seen by Politico.
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