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Bluesky has started honoring takedown requests from Turkish government (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months 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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[-] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

So back to Mastadon then. I was not using BSKY much anyway to be fair.

[-] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 9 points 5 months ago

it looks like they are restricted only from turkey. the account in question looks fine from other countries, or through VPN.

[-] resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee 7 points 5 months ago

Jack Dorsey earning those libertarian bona fides.

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