Elon Musk Now CENSORING Political Activists’ X Accounts! (Jimmy Dore)

Elon Musk’s X has reportedly shut down political opposition accounts in Turkey amid intense civil unrest in the European country, Politico has reported. There are currently riots throughout Turkey after Ekrem İmamoğlu, a key figure in Turkey’s opposition and mayor of its largest city, Istanbul, was arrested earlier this week.

Yusuf Can, coordinator and analyst at the Wilson Center's Middle East Program, told Politico that the majority of the suspended accounts belonged to "grassroots activists" with followers in the low tens of thousands who shared protest locations for students. Many of these demonstrations are taking place near or at universities.

Musk and X have defended the censorship, arguing that if they don’t disable these specific accounts the Turkish government has threatened to cut off access to the platform across the entire country. Jimmy’s response: sometimes being principled means taking a stand.



[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, March 31, 2025.]