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Bluesky has started honoring takedown requests from Turkish government (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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[–] MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Probably referring to this, but don't know for sure:

https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/04/09/trump-martial-law-insurrection-act/

[–] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Interesting, April 20 is also Hitlers birthday so it has symbolic significance to all the neo nazis.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 1 points 6 days ago

It's also Easter this year. I'm picturing a stoned Hitler with bunny ears.