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The decision to block access to the account of IMM President Ekrem İmamoğlu was also implemented as part of a legal process. X officials announced that they were forced to comply with the decision, but that they had initiated a legal objection process.
X received an order to restrict access in Türkiye to the account of the now-detained Mayor of Istanbul. While we have followed Türkiye's order regarding the account, we strongly disagree with the order and are challenging the order in court. In the spirit of full transparency, we… pic.twitter.com/0b0AufWdQx
— Global Government Affairs (@GlobalAffairs) May 8, 2025
X's Global Government Affairs account used the following statements in its post:
The decision to block access from Türkiye to the account of the currently detained Mayor of Istanbul, X, has been notified to X. While we are implementing Türkiye’s decision regarding the account, we strongly disagree with this decision and are appealing the decision. In the spirit of full transparency, we are sharing the court decision and our appeal against the decision below.
In a statement he made in 2022, Elon Musk stated that what he meant by “freedom of expression” was only “expression that is in accordance with the law” and argued that he was “against censorship that goes far beyond the law.”
However, the example in Brazil has brought criticism about the inconsistency of this stance. Former President Jair Bolsonaro, who lost the 2022 elections in Brazil, mobilized his supporters by refusing to accept the results. Brazil's Supreme Court ruled that spreading false information about the election results was illegal and ordered the content to be removed.
Elon Musk opposed this decision and said that the platform would not comply with the demands. However, after the court threatened to shut down the platform, Musk backed down and the content was removed.
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