⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show online platforms including X, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, WhatsApp have been restricted in #Turkey on multiple networks; the incident comes as main opposition party CHP calls for rallies after police blockade its Istanbul headquarters
Ironic that the only way to get a government to put the screws to billionaires and their shit platforms is to threaten the hegemony of the party that used the very same platforms to ratfuck their way to the top.
gezginorman@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
it’s due to the government trying to arrest and/or impress the main opposition. it’s just arbitrary
pticrix@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Imagine if a people actually chose to ban those websites tho. I would start my journey to become a Turk. (♫ ff7 turks theme and snaps ♫) Unfortunately, Erdoğan.
HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Imagine if a people actually chose to create and enforce rules to reign in these corpo owned services.
Banning shit is the opposite of what works.
Now if you wanna do this without a ban or rules you just gotta let them do it to themselves with ads. All platforms are seeing large declines and it seems to coincide with increases in ads
GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
Turkey’s main source of renewable power is Atatürk spinning in his grave.