Turkey blocks instant messaging platform Discord (www.reuters.com)

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ISTANBUL, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Turkey has blocked access to instant messaging platform Discord in line with a court decision after the platform refused to share information demanded by Ankara, Turkish authorities said on Wednesday.

The San Francisco-based company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Turkey's Information Technologies and Communication Authority published the access ban decision on its website. Justice minister Yilmaz Tunc said an Ankara court decided to block access to Discord from Turkey due to sufficient suspicion that crimes of "child sexual abuse and obscenity" had been committed by some using the platform.

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[-] B0rax@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago

To be honest, a block like that only affects normal users. Criminals or people who really want access will not have any difficulty finding a way to access discord.

I think it is a tactic to get discord to follow the rules, not to actually limit harm.

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