The block comes after a Turkish communications official criticised the platform for what he said was a decision to block condolence posts on the killing of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh earlier in the week.

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      3 months ago

      Definitely, but in this case they are fighting against it by punishing the platform.

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    3 months ago

    Boss move right there. Didn’t India do something similar?

    It’s a chance for a federated service like pixelfed to gain ground, but I bet the first step for most people will be getting a VPN or finding a way to circumvent the block.

    Anti Commercial-AI license

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      3 months ago

      Turkey is known for censorship and a general fear of its own people. I wouldn’t call it a success.