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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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[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 1 week ago (15 children)

i don't get why this is shocking; if you do business in a country you have to follow local laws.

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Where is bluesky based? As far as I know you have to follow the laws of where you are based. Otherwisse we'd have to follow the lowest common denominator, like north korea, or afghanistan or the like

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

it doesn't matter where you're based; if you're operating in a country, you follow the laws of that country.

[–] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

Or you play a cat-and-mouse game with the authorities in that country as they try to block access to your servers. Depending on your moral values this might be preferable to blindly following the laws of authoritarian regimes.

It's really the country you're based in that matters the most.

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