X users in Turkey migrate to Bluesky amid censorship

https://bianet.org/haber/x-users-in-turkey-migrate-to-bluesky-amid-censorship-306189

by Ok-Law-3268

29 comments

  1. >Social media users are increasingly turning to Bluesky in response to government censorship and X’s internal content policies, though Bluesky itself may soon face similar restrictions.

    >X has previously restricted access to pro-Kurdish and opposition journalists and their media outlets in Turkey.

  3. Elon: “Free speech absolutist.”
    Also Elon: *silently complies with censorship orders.*

  4. Bluesky is currently the least censored platform.

    TikTok, Facebook, X, even reddit..these are all dens of censorship.

  5. Elon Musk and Google are usurping the Turkish people’s right to receive news. Fuck all the oligarchs. Let’s ensure that we receive news from each other via Bluesky.

  6. Turkish opposition TV had sued Google over censoring left-leaning news in favor of Erdogan.

  7. “See X is cencoring speech autocrats don’t like but at least Elon allows me to deny the Holocaust on here. You libs just hate freedom of speech”

  8. Dont you guys think EU should provide alternative to twitter, whatsapp that funded by EU and not belongings of some billionaires or VC

  10. Bluesky are just so small they don’t care about the Turkish market right now. As long as Erdogan is in power they may just be banned outright. They will need to wait for a new party to take power which may take 1 to 15 years. At that point they will be so big they will act exactly like Twitter acts today. I know some may think they are some free speech center. They may be right this moment.

    > According to the Freedom of Expression Association (İFÖD), at least 44 Bluesky accounts have already been blocked in Turkey under the same Article 8/A of Law No. 5651. These restrictions were enacted by various judicial decisions, again citing concerns over national security and public order.

    > Despite the rulings, Bluesky has not taken any action to suspend or block these accounts, and they remain accessible from within Turkey. However, if the platform refuses to comply with Turkish court orders to restrict access to certain users, authorities may consider a full ban on the platform, a possibility that past precedents suggest is not unlikely. (TY/VK)

  11. Not only that, we also produced our own disinformation-fighting tools.

  13. And that Nazi owner handing over their data to Erdogan.

  14. I think it’s a good idea for all twitter users, who are tired of censorship and russian propaganda

  16. Don‘t they also need to comply with the goverment after reaching critical mass of users?

  17. Should migrate to Mastodon. Bluesky will eventually become what Twitter already is anyway. 

  18. It is a nice step but to be honest Bluesky has free speech until it is not. It’s another version of Twitter. Check out the compliance report from their website [source](https://bsky.social/about/blog/01-17-2025-moderation-2024)

    Mastodon is ok but it’s based on individually managed instances(servers). Every instance has its own admin who is the only decider which can lead to censorship and data vulnerability. It will remain as a niche platform.

    Another alternative can be nostr. It is completely decentralized with private key management.

  19. My question is, why did it take this long in the first place? As an American I’m told that none of us are doing anything meaningful in the face of what’s happening, yet my Euro homies can’t even sacrifice their socials that are ran by the people destroying democracy? I was hoping you all could help lead the way in boycotting these fucks. ✊️

  22. Also **Nostr** is a strong alternative, it is a decentralized social media protocol that uses public and private keys and a client-relay model for censorship-resistant communication.

  24. I see Bluesky got a new round of advertisement funding. Well wanted trying to get existing members to join.

  25. bluesky has a “to good to be true” vibe that has my hackles up tbh.
    ..but yeah, F meta and twittard

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