Istanbul, Sept 24, 2026 (AFP) - Turkey blocks X account of leading free speech advocate

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2026-09-24

Turkey has blocked the X account of a digital rights expert who heads Turkey's Freedom of Expression Association (IFOD), citing national security concerns, a watchdog said Thursday. It was the latest in a string of closures of social media accounts that initially started with LGBTQ organisations on September 12 and has since spread. The account of Yaman Akdeniz, a digital rights expert and an IFOD founder, was blocked to X users in Turkey "on g......

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