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Paraphrasing Musk's rude response. Twitter has 2 options: a) comply and block the account in question and b) not comply and get banned in Turkey, which would, o
by palmer_fox 3y ago
Paraphrasing Musk's rude response. Twitter has 2 options: a) comply and block the account in question and b) not comply and get banned in Turkey, which would, of course, make the account in question not easily reachable from Turkey. Either choice will restrict free speech.
This situation reminds me of the trolley problem.
- rasz 3y ago>not comply and get banned in Turkey like wikipedia? https://www.reuters.com/article/turkey-wikipedia/turkish-court-rules-wikipedia-block-is-a-rights-violation-idINP8N26O01N https://www.reuters.com/article/turkey-wikipedia/turkish-cou...
- palmer_fox 3y agoIn case you missed it - the general election in Turkey is happening _today_. Getting banned weeks before and then getting un-banned some time in the future would have had a far more destructive impact on the political opposition.
- KomoD 3y agoExplain how it has a more destructive impact on the opposition?
- palmer_fox 3y agoTwitter is often used to distribute messages from the political opposition and to organize protests. Banning one account means a single voice is silenced before the election. Banning Twitter means it is harder for the opposition to organize an effective protest.
- KomoD 3y agoIt's not just one account
- palmer_fox 3y agoYou are not responding to my main point. Nitpicking the number of accounts is not helpful: we don't know how many accounts have been removed so your guess is as good as mine. There is a time and a place for posturing. Choosing to block access to a popular opposition platform on the eve of a very meaningful election is probably not it.