Freedom, Terms and Sanctions Apply
A jailed opposition candidate's account is blocked in Turkey while the platform says it is defending free expression.
Source article: X contests Turkish court order restricting jailed Imamoglu's candidacy account.
Column metadata
- Published
- Pen name
- Editorial Board
- Topic tags
- political process, election, law, political dissent, civil rights
- Primary entities
- X, Turkey, Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, Republican People's Party, Human Rights Watch
- Themes
- freedom of expression, social media regulation, political opposition, Turkish judiciary
- Floor values engaged
- Accountability of power, Informed citizenship, Truthfulness