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Bluesky has started honoring takedown requests from Turkish government (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by boramalper@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/ssg.dev/post/3lmuz3nr62k26

Email from Bluesky in the screenshot:

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 (@carekavga.bsky.social) 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.

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[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 18 points 1 week ago (10 children)

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...?

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They don't want to get blocked from Turkish market

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I guess that's a good reason.

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