X complied with 86% of the Turkish government’s requests to take down content in the second half of 2024.
Elon Musk’s X has reportedly shut down political opposition accounts in Turkey amid intense civil unrest in the European country, Politico reports.
There are currently riots throughout Turkey after Ekrem ?mamo?lu, a key figure in Turkey’s opposition and mayor of its largest city, Istanbul, was arrested earlier this week.
Yusuf Can, coordinator and analyst at the Wilson Center’s Middle East Program, told Politico that the majority of the suspended accounts belonged to « grassroots activists » with followers in the low tens of thousands who shared protest locations for students. Many of these demonstrations are taking place near or at universities.
Many of the opposition accounts appear to have been fully suspended, while others appear to be restricted only within the country, Politico notes.
