Economists, Journalists Among 194 X Accounts Blocked in Turkey Amid Fund-Market Turmoil - Stockholm Center for Freedom

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Numerous X accounts, including those of economists, journalists, and artists, have been blocked on the grounds of alleged "speculation-driven sharing" of information regarding capital market instruments.

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In the past week, access to a large number of X accounts, including economists, academics, journalists and financial experts, have been blocked on the grounds of 'speculative sharing'. Among the blocked accounts are three cryptocurrency phenomena. The question now is: When will the turn come for the names who continue to advertise unauthorized crypto platforms in Turkey?

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Allegedly, access to numerous X accounts, with a total of approximately 12 million followers, was blocked on the grounds that they were making speculative posts.

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Numerous accounts that criticized the crisis in investment funds and developments in capital markets on social media have had their access blocked. According to the findings of the Freedom of Expression Association's (IFOD) EngelliWeb project, a total of 194 accounts have been blocked in the last week. It is stated that the total number of followers of these accounts is approximately 12 million. The decisions were made by the Istanbul and Ankara…

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Over the past week, numerous X accounts have been blocked under Article 8/A of Law No. 5651, citing national security and public order protection, on the grounds that they allegedly made speculative posts that could cause fear and panic among investors regarding capital market instruments, as part of investigations conducted by the Istanbul and Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Offices. Among those blocked is economist and economics writer Uğur […