“Ahead of the election, Erdogan’s government pressured Twitter to censor opposition voices and critical journalists — a request to which Twitter’s outgoing CEO Elon Musk instantly capitulated. “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,” Twitter posted.
Musk acknowledged that the government had threatened to take the site down, as Erdogan did in 2014 when Twitter refused to comply with a similar demand. The previous Twitter leadership, however, took Turkey’s government to court and prevailed in its Supreme Court.”
Isn’t it ironic that Musk claims to be a defender of free speech while kowtowing to a thug like Erdogan.
Erdogan also jailed and expelled election observers from Spain.
Musk acknowledged that the government had threatened to take the site down, as Erdogan did in 2014 when Twitter refused to comply with a similar demand. The previous Twitter leadership, however, took Turkey’s government to court and prevailed in its Supreme Court.”
Erdogan Arrested and Expelled International Officials Observing Turkish Election
The Turkish government jailed and expelled a team of international observers on hand to monitor election day activity on Sunday.
theintercept.com
Isn’t it ironic that Musk claims to be a defender of free speech while kowtowing to a thug like Erdogan.
Erdogan also jailed and expelled election observers from Spain.