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>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

• palmer_fox 3y ago
  In 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 ago
    Explain how it has a more destructive impact on the opposition?
    • palmer_fox 3y ago
      Twitter 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 ago
        It's not just one account
        • palmer_fox 3y ago
          You 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.