Twitter's Elon Musk comes under fire for limiting social media posts ahead of Turkish presidential election.
On the eve of the most hotly contested Turkish election in two decades, Twitter moved to block some posts in the country in what critics argue is a capitulation to a call for censorship from Turkish president“In response to legal process and to ensure Twitter remains available to the people of Turkey, we have taken action to restrict access to some content in Turkey today,” read afrom Twitter’s Global Government Affairs account posted at 6 a.m. Turkish time on Saturday.
Over his 20 years as president, Erdoğan has methodically tightened his grip on power, undermining key democratic institutions. The election is largely seen as a referendum on whether Turkey will continue its slide into one-man authoritarian rule. Polls closed at 10 a.m. ET this morning, and preliminary results are expected by the evening.
“The day before a critical election in Turkey, Twitter appears to be acquiescing to the demands of the country’s autocratic ruler, Erdogan, and is censoring speech on the platform,”in response to the news. “Given Twitter’s total lack of transparency, it is hard to avoid the conclusion that Musk’s promises of free speech have again fallen away.
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