Twitter Blocks Content In Turkey One Day Before National Election

Twitter announced on Saturday that it’s blocking some content in Turkey ahead of Sunday’s presidential election.

... [+]Twitter announced late Friday that it’s blocking some content in Turkey ahead of Sunday’s presidential election in the country.

“We have informed the account holders of this action in line with our policy. This content will remain available in the rest of the world,” the account continued. President Erdogan, who took power 20 years ago, faces a re-election challenge from Kemal Kilicdaroglu, who is currently even with the autocrat in the polls.

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