Censorship Tsunami in X: 1,270 Accounts Blocked in Turkey in One Month.
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medyafaresi.comIn September 2026, it was announced that at least 1,270 X accounts were blocked, with 90% of them made invisible from Turkey by X.
Turkish authorities issued blocking orders for at least 1,270 X accounts in September - Turkish Minute
Turkish authorities ordered access blocked to at least 1,270 accounts on the X social media platform in September, surpassing the 995 accounts targeted during all of 2025, Deutsche Welle’s Turkish edition reported, citing data from the Freedom of Expression Association’s (İFÖD) EngelliWeb project. X subsequently made 1,139 of those accounts unavailable to users in Turkey. […]
Turkish authorities issued blocking orders for at least 1,270 X accounts in September - Stockholm Center for Freedom
Turkish authorities ordered access blocked to at least 1,270 accounts on the X social media platform in September, surpassing the 995 accounts targeted during all of 2025, DW Turkish reported, citing data from the Freedom of Expression Association’s (İFÖD) EngelliWeb project. X subsequently made 1,139 of those accounts unavailable to users in Turkey. An access-blocking […]
The Freedom of Expression Association (İFÖD) stated in a press release regarding access restrictions in September that 1270 X accounts were blocked. The statement said, "In one month, at least 1,270 X accounts were blocked, and 90% of them were made invisible from Türkiye."
The Freedom of Expression Association (İFÖD) stated in a press release regarding access restrictions in September that 1270 X accounts were blocked. The statement said, "In one month, at least 1,270 X accounts were blocked, and 90% of them were made invisible from Türkiye."
The Freedom of Expression Association announced that in September 2026, social media blocking orders reached unprecedented levels. The association stated that at least 1,270 X accounts were blocked in just one month, surpassing the total for 2025, and that the account of EngelliWeb, which has been documenting internet censorship in Turkey since 2008, was also rendered invisible.
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