Because they display (or even host, potentially) content that’s “illegal” in Turkey.
What they should probably be doing is just hiding said content from users in Turkey…and encouraging users in Turkey to use VPNs, lol
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Ulrich@feddit.org 4 days ago
As a result, we are required to review the request in accordance with local regulations and Bluesky’s policies.
Why the fuck is BlueSky, an American company, required to comply with Turkish demands…?
Because they display (or even host, potentially) content that’s “illegal” in Turkey.
What they should probably be doing is just hiding said content from users in Turkey…and encouraging users in Turkey to use VPNs, lol
Money
Because they do business in Türkiye.
Because their site and their ad revenue will be blocked otherwise
hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
They don’t want to get blocked from Turkish market
Ulrich@feddit.org 4 days ago
Good point. 😞
hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
Hell nah