This Wednesday, a Turkish court imposed a block on the instant messaging service. Disagreement As a precautionary measure, allegations of sexual exploitation of minors on this social network will be investigated.
“At the request of the Ankara Prosecutor General’s Office, the first criminal peace court in Ankara Discord decided to ban the platformCompliance with the provisions of the law on the control of publications made on the Internet and the fight against crimes through these publications,” said Minister of Justice Yilmaz Tunc.
In this sense, he clarified that there are indications that Discord is being used to commit crimes, which is why it was decided to “remove all content publications and block access to web addresses from Turkey.” «We are determined to protect our youth and childrenSafeguarding our future from harmful and criminal publications on social networks and the Internet. We will never allow attempts to shake the foundations of our social fabric,” he clarified in a message relayed by X.
The messaging application is one of the most popular communication services among the youth today and It claims to have 150 million monthly users. Initially it was mainly designed for video game players. However, due to the pandemic and stay-at-home orders, Discord has become very popular as it allows you to talk to people from anywhere in the world for free and instantly.
A speaker who praises murder
The country’s technology regulator, the Information and Communication Technology Authority (BTK), also announced the ban on access on its website. This decision will come later Two women were murdered by a 19-year-old youth In early October.
After the incident, some Discord users praised the killing, which sparked public outrage and criticism on the platform. This information suggests some groups They use the application to recruit, blackmail and sexually harass minorsAccording to ‘Daily Saba’ information.
On the other hand, the Minister of Interior Ali Yerlikaya assured that “the government will not show mercy to those who try to poison society, especially children and young people, with perverted ideas on social networks.”
Also banned in Russia
There are social media platforms including Telegram and X Under great scrutiny After the recent arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in France and X’s ban in Brazil.
On Tuesday, Russia’s communications regulator barred Discord for violating Russian law after previously fining the company. Do not remove prohibited content.
Roskomnadzor, Russia’s communications regulator, explained that authorities made the decision To prevent the said platform from being used for “extremist and terrorist purposes”. And also for drug trafficking. Roskomnadzor denied that Discord had ignored requests to remove 947 materials and a 6 million ruble (about $60,000) fine imposed on it by Russian courts for that reason.
Last March, Discord was added to a Russian registry of social networks that compels its members to block illegal content under Russian law. At that time the regulator had directed Materials to be discarded “They include, among other things, child pornography, calls for terrorism, involvement of adolescents in illegal activities, incitement to suicide, LGBTI propaganda, promotion of drug use and use as a military tool.”
“The Discord messaging system is currently a joint-stock company created essentially for use in online games, but over time criminals began to actively use it,” Roskomnadzor denied.
