Social Media Companies Should Resist Turkish State Censorship

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image People check their phones at a market in central Istanbul, Türkiye, July 18, 2019. © 2019 AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti As of Thursday morning, internet users in Türkiye can no longer access the Turkish-language X account of jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. This comes after a Turkish court arbitrarily ordered X to block the account, which has 9.7 million followers. Though X initially complied, the company later said they are challenging the order in court. Click to expand Image Screenshot showing Jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's X page,…

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