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>Confirmed: Live metrics show #Turkey has restricted access to multiple social media platforms including X, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok; the incident comes as

by r721 2y ago

>Confirmed: Live metrics show #Turkey has restricted access to multiple social media platforms including X, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok; the incident comes as Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and dozens of others are detained in events described by the opposition as a "coup" https://x.com/netblocks/status/1902230361968427206 https://x.com/netblocks/status/1902230361968427206 >Turkey detains Istanbul mayor Imamoglu in corruption probe https://www.dw.com/en/turkey-detains-istanbul-mayor-imamoglu-in-corruption-probe/a-71967396 https://www.dw.com/en/turkey-detains-istanbul-mayor-imamoglu...

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Wow. https://xcancel.com/netblocks/status/1902230361968427206 https://xcancel.com/netblocks/status/1902230361968427206
throw0101a 2y ago
> Prosecutors accused him of corruption and aiding a terrorist group, calling him a "criminal organisation leader suspect". * https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yren8mxp8o https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yren8mxp8o > Authorities also closed several roads around Istanbul and banned demonstrations in the city for four days in an apparent effort to prevent protests following Imamoglu’s arrest. * https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/19/turkiye-police-detain-erdogan-rival-imamoglu-in-corruption-terror-probe https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/19/turkiye-police-deta...
- 93po 2y ago
  interesting how we even see this happening constantly in the US, on both sides. just accuse your opposition of being a criminal as much as you can, and throw as much at them as possible, and when the absolute smallest thing sticks, you blow it out of proportion
  - vkou 2y ago
    Well, of course. Loudly and repeatedly accusing other people of things you are guilty off is a pretty good strategy to make low-information people stop giving a shit about what you did. It also works on people who don't believe in an objective reality, people who can't tell two shades of gray apart, and on people who are just looking for some thread of motivated reasoning to excuse your behavior.
randomQ11333 2y ago
it's a quite common occurrence here. twitter and instagram get blocked regularly for a few days, even during smaller incidents. discord is also blocked since last year. not sure the reason. some lgbtq stuff i think. and when there's an event that could cause uproar, certain areas just get blocked with fences and hundreds of police officers. it can be quite annoying for me, since i live in the center of istanbul. during women's day two weeks ago for example, i almost couldn't get home since i forgot to take my passport and had to argue with 5 different police to let me through without proof of address. took an hour or so extra. this happens about 3-4 times a year. it's a shame, because turkey is actually a really nice place to live, and the people in general are very modern and nice. but every now and then, you get reminded of how good we have it in terms of freedom in most western countries.

by r721 2y ago

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Wow. https://xcancel.com/netblocks/status/1902230361968427206 https://xcancel.com/netblocks/status/1902230361968427206

throw0101a 2y ago

> Prosecutors accused him of corruption and aiding a terrorist group, calling him a "criminal organisation leader suspect". * https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yren8mxp8o https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yren8mxp8o > Authorities also closed several roads around Istanbul and banned demonstrations in the city for four days in an apparent effort to prevent protests following Imamoglu’s arrest. * https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/19/turkiye-police-detain-erdogan-rival-imamoglu-in-corruption-terror-probe https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/19/turkiye-police-deta...

93po 2y ago
interesting how we even see this happening constantly in the US, on both sides. just accuse your opposition of being a criminal as much as you can, and throw as much at them as possible, and when the absolute smallest thing sticks, you blow it out of proportion
- vkou 2y ago
  Well, of course. Loudly and repeatedly accusing other people of things you are guilty off is a pretty good strategy to make low-information people stop giving a shit about what you did. It also works on people who don't believe in an objective reality, people who can't tell two shades of gray apart, and on people who are just looking for some thread of motivated reasoning to excuse your behavior.

randomQ11333 2y ago

it's a quite common occurrence here. twitter and instagram get blocked regularly for a few days, even during smaller incidents. discord is also blocked since last year. not sure the reason. some lgbtq stuff i think. and when there's an event that could cause uproar, certain areas just get blocked with fences and hundreds of police officers. it can be quite annoying for me, since i live in the center of istanbul. during women's day two weeks ago for example, i almost couldn't get home since i forgot to take my passport and had to argue with 5 different police to let me through without proof of address. took an hour or so extra. this happens about 3-4 times a year. it's a shame, because turkey is actually a really nice place to live, and the people in general are very modern and nice. but every now and then, you get reminded of how good we have it in terms of freedom in most western countries.