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0 pointspalmer_fox3y ago0 comments

In case you missed it - the general election in Turkey is happening _today_. Getting banned weeks before and then getting un-banned some time in the future would have had a far more destructive impact on the political opposition.

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KomoD3y ago· 3 in thread

Explain how it has a more destructive impact on the opposition?

palmer_foxOP3y ago

Twitter is often used to distribute messages from the political opposition and to organize protests. Banning one account means a single voice is silenced before the election. Banning Twitter means it is harder for the opposition to organize an effective protest.

KomoD3y ago

It's not just one account

palmer_foxOP3y ago

You are not responding to my main point. Nitpicking the number of accounts is not helpful: we don't know how many accounts have been removed so your guess is as good as mine.

There is a time and a place for posturing. Choosing to block access to a popular opposition platform on the eve of a very meaningful election is probably not it.

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