PNN – Turkish authorities are demanding the blocking of more than 700 accounts on the X social network, in the face of widespread opposition movements following the arrest of the mayor of Istanbul.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, the Agence France-Presse announced the news and wrote: The communications team of the social networking platform X, while announcing this request from Ankara authorities, opposed multiple court orders from the Turkish Information and Communications Technology Authority to block the accounts of more than 700 news organizations, journalists, political figures, students and other individuals from within Turkey.
The team stated: Providing a platform that is committed to defending individuals’ rights to freedom of expression is of particular importance to this messenger, and we believe that the Turkish government’s decision is not only illegal, but also keeps millions of Turkish users away from news and political discourse in the country. We hope to defend these principles through the legal system. X always defends freedom of expression for all those it serves.
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The protests in Türkiye, which entered their fifth day on Monday, were sparked by the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and the main rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The Republican People’s Party of Türkiye condemned Imamoglu’s arrest, calling it a political move.
Following Imamoglu’s arrest, the streets of Türkiye witnessed protest unrest, with protests starting in universities, the Istanbul municipality headquarters, and other locations and spreading throughout Türkiye.
While the government considers the opposition protests to be a show and a way to divert attention from domestic problems, the leader of the opposition party called on his supporters to continue the protests and accused Erdogan of being afraid of public unrest.
The protests have continued despite government efforts to suppress them, and protesters have declared that they will not rest as long as Imamoglu is in custody.