Apparently #Bluesky may have now started to take down accounts in obedience to demands by the Turkish government.
This post on Mastodon Arda Kılıçdağı @arda from a few hours ago purports to contain a screenshot of a notice by noreply[at]bsky.social informing a user that their account has been "restricted" because "the legal authority in Turkey" informed them it "violates local laws in Turkey".
EDIT: Now Independently verified the account is blocked in Turkey SEE BELOW
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Apparently #Bluesky may have now started to take down accounts in obedience to demands by the Turkish government.
This post on Mastodon Arda Kılıçdağı @arda from a few hours ago purports to contain a screenshot of a notice by noreply[at]bsky.social informing a user that their account has been "restricted" because "the legal authority in Turkey" informed them it "violates local laws in Turkey".
In a dramatic shift that reflects growing frustrations with online censorship, Bluesky has witnessed an explosive surge in new users—187,254 people joined the
In the post it is demonstrated that the subject account is visible from non-Turkish IP addresses, but when accessed from Turkey is blocked with the below screenshotted message.
Siber güvenlik konusunda çalışmalarıyla dikkati çeken Prof. Dr. Yaman Akdeniz, son dönemde X'e alternatif bir sosyal medya platformu olarak dikkati çeken Bluesky'da bir ilk gerçekleştiğine dikkat çekti.
If #bluesky acquiescences to the repressive turkish regimes demands to cancel and delete turkish citizens' accounts....I'm a gone in a heartbeat. I didn't leave #twitter to join another anti-free speech/authoritarian-enabling sycophantic organization. #turkey
so that account could resurrect itself using #ActivityPub and then bridge and the owners/staff of #bluesky could explain that they had to follow the law and ask everyone to bridge so they can avoid this problem in the future, right?
![noreply@bsky.so... 18:44 .
Hi there,
We are writing to inform you that we have received a formal
request from a legal authority in Turkey regarding the
removal of your account associated with the following
handle [redacted] on Bluesky
The legal authority has claimed that this content violates
local laws in Turkey. As a result, we are required to review
the request in accordance with local regulations and
Bluesky’s policies.
Following a thorough review, we have determined that the
content in question violates local laws in Turkey, as
outlined in the legal request. In compliance with these legal
provisions, we have restricted access to your account for
users. ALT](https://social.trom.tf/photo/preview/640/25069210 "noreply@bsky.so... 18:44 .
Hi there,
We are writing to inform you that we have received a formal
request from a legal authority in Turkey regarding the
removal of your account associated with the following
handle [redacted] on Bluesky
The legal authority has claimed that this content violates
local laws in Turkey. As a result, we are required to review
the request in accordance with local regulations and
Bluesky’s policies.
Following a thorough review, we have determined that the
content in question violates local laws in Turkey, as
outlined in the legal request. In compliance with these legal
provisions, we have restricted access to your account for
users. ALT")
Mastodon Migration
in reply to Mastodon Migration • • •It was only a week ago that tech media reported on a significant exodus from X to Bluesky by Turkish citizens fleeing censorship on that platform:
techcartel.net/bluesky-surge-t…
If the above post is accurate, perhaps #Bluesky is not the digital refuge they were seeking.
Bluesky Sees User Surge as Turkish Citizens Flee X Censorship
TechCartelMastodon Migration
in reply to Mastodon Migration • • •In response to a cautionary post on this subject in another thread just received this response from @arda constituting verification of this matter.
micro.arda.pw/@arda/1143480854…
In the post it is demonstrated that the subject account is visible from non-Turkish IP addresses, but when accessed from Turkey is blocked with the below screenshotted message.
The post also references a Turkish media article: sonmuhur.com/blueskyda-ilk-san… and Reddit discussion: reddit.com/r/Turkey/comments/1…
Bluesky'da ilk sansür! Türkiye'de ilk kez bir hesabın engellendiği ortaya çıktı
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in reply to Mastodon Migration • • •assuming it's true...
so that account could resurrect itself using #ActivityPub and then bridge and the owners/staff of #bluesky could explain that they had to follow the law and ask everyone to bridge so they can avoid this problem in the future, right?