Twitter Accused of Censoring Turkish Opposition for Erdogan on Eve of Pivotal Election
- Twitter blocked access to some content in Turkey ahead of the country's presidential election.
- Critics argue Twitter CEO Elon Musk caved to pressure from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to censor opposition voices.
- Musk defended the move, claiming it was necessary to keep Twitter available in Turkey, though the platform did not comply with similar requests in the past.
- The election is expected to be Erdogan's closest yet, and he has been accused of cracking down on social media to maintain power.
- Musk's decision was slammed as hypocritical by advocates for free speech and could embolden other autocrats to threaten Twitter.