🚨🚨 THIS is a MAJOR story: Amidst civil unrest in the country and Erdogan's despicable jailing of his main political rival, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu Elon Musk's social media platform X has suspended several accounts belonging to opposition figures in Turkey.🧵 www.politico.eu/article/musk... - ThreadSky

profjacob.bsky.social • 55 days ago

🚨🚨 THIS is a MAJOR story: Amidst civil unrest in the country and Erdogan's despicable jailing of his main political rival, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu Elon Musk's social media platform X has suspended several accounts belonging to opposition figures in Turkey.🧵
https://www.politico.eu/article/musks-x-suspends-opposition-accounts-turkey-protest-civil-unrest-erdogan-imamoglu-istanbul-mayor/

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recluse2567.bsky.social•55 days ago

Countries need to recognize X and Starlink as serious national security threats. Ten times the fabricated Huawei and TikTok threats.

cassielewispoet.com•55 days ago

Delete your X account

crazycatladyabroad.bsky.social•55 days ago

It is past time for the EU and UK to ban the dead bird site.

rsavir.bsky.social•55 days ago

It's almost like the major commercial social media platforms aren't being used to promote free expression or democratic ideals?

patpia.bsky.social•55 days ago

Quit X/Twitter! Won’t support fascism

riotgrandma.bsky.social•55 days ago

Wonder why they were on there! Sewer !

tytofortis.bsky.social•54 days ago

Now why would X do that?

nicki2910.bsky.social•55 days ago

Erdogan fits in very nicely with the global henchmen who are throwing their weight around in the political arena. Horrific footage released of protesters being badly beaten by the police; endorsed by the state . He is an absolute disgrace and certainly does not represent democracy, and equality.

mrweekender.bsky.social•55 days ago

Election interference by X? What a surprise.

katelynstarrpdx.bsky.social•55 days ago

it's an authoritarian, anti-democracy platform. just really a bad influence everywhere.

thefool37.bsky.social•55 days ago

The Turks need to switch to Bluesky where free speech is respected with more than Musk's lip service.

picci0909.bsky.social•55 days ago

Musk is a fraudulent wanna be Master of all things. Trump is his two headed snake twin. Together, they will bring earth to our knees.

207michael.bsky.social•55 days ago

This just goes to show that the EU needs to be careful with Turkey. But also that they should consider banning X completely due to its censorship

pwc50.bsky.social•55 days ago

A reason in itself for anyone interested in genuine freedom of speech to abandon TwitterX completely

This applies too for govts & other public sector organisations whose presence on the poisonous platform only serves to legitimise its existence

referencehs.bsky.social•54 days ago

"Free speech" and all that. No wonder Elon supports Erdogan, like he does support Putin.

profjacob.bsky.social•55 days ago

Musk, a self-proclaimed protector of free speech, said he acquired X to restore free speech on the platform. The suspensions come after extensive demonstrations were sparked by the arrest earlier this week of Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan's main political rival, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. /2

profjacob.bsky.social•55 days ago

İmamoğlu was arrested just hours before he was nominated to be the presidential candidate for the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP). The opposition protests have spread despite the government banning gatherings for four days. /3

profjacob.bsky.social•55 days ago

Much of the opposition activity has centered around universities & many of those connected to the demonstrations are now finding their X accounts suspended, observers report. The majority of the suspended accounts were "university-associated activist accounts, basically sharing protest information

profjacob.bsky.social•55 days ago

locations for students to go," Yusuf Can, coordinator and analyst at the Wilson Center's Middle East Program, told @politico.eu . Many of these accounts are "grassroots activists" with their followings in the low tens of thousands, said Can. /5

profjacob.bsky.social•55 days ago

Some accounts appear to be suspended only in Turkey and not in the rest of the world. Activist Ömer Faruk Aslan created a second account to avoid censorship. "Yesterday, my account was blocked by a court order because the tweets exceeded 6 million views," he posted. /6

profjacob.bsky.social•55 days ago

Turkey's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on X that authorities have found 326 social media accounts that are inciting hatred 72 of which were abroad. A coordinated action between cyber & security authorities led to the arrest of 54 suspects related to the social media accounts, said Yerlikaya.

gaulofkanata.bsky.social•55 days ago

That people who believe in democracy are still using Xitter is beyong me.....

marverde.bsky.social•55 days ago

#America has gone from fast food to quick fascism. #Erdoğan has seen how it's done the fast way...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

vivieneressac.bsky.social•54 days ago

I'm glad he's standing up for free speech!

pjotrhenriet.bsky.social•55 days ago

debatingroom.bsky.social•55 days ago

We cannot tackle the far-right on platforms they control.

However, I can imagine dictators like Erdogan and Trump banning BlueSky in their countries as it gains traction.

robi1409.bsky.social•55 days ago

Elon Muck has never been interested in free speech

"They take away our freedom
In the name of liberty."
Suspect Device - Stiff Little Fingers

catherine-p-henry.bsky.social•54 days ago

I got banned from X, probably for telling the truth about Ukraine. Musk also would take away my followers.

bluestatedon.bsky.social•55 days ago

Elon Musk is a defender of free speech in the same way that a wolf is a defender of sheep.

hear-ye--hear-ye.bsky.social•55 days ago

If Tesla value gets tanks.
It could relieve Evil elon of Twitter.
Being Tesla stock was used to secure Twitters buy up.
2 Birds one stock, oh my?

hear-ye--hear-ye.bsky.social•55 days ago

As the campaign to defund Evil Villain elon is in full swing.
America in it's educational challenges finds people cannot not see the big scam going on.
Capitalism has taken over and we are the cattle being milked.
Being herded into cities as piggy banks for Corporate products.
This has been decades.

jncrute.bsky.social•55 days ago

Go free speech Yay!. What a wanker musk is.

saclawyer.bsky.social•55 days ago

Dictator in turkey. Dictator here.

execrable.bsky.social•54 days ago

The background to the story, according to a BBC correspondent, is that X has acknowledged doing this but claim they're contesting it. Not wishing to defend Musk but this is strictly on Erdogan.

boldstatement.bsky.social•55 days ago

📌

chillaxbcn.bsky.social•55 days ago

Apart from this clear evidence that Turkey mustn't be given any of the EU defence fund and that EU membership mustn't even be on the menu.

howidiotami.bsky.social•55 days ago

don't you worry my friend.. these are not even discussed.. not even in TR apparently...

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