After Russia
Turkey also blocks Discord to “protect young people”
One day after Russia, Turkey has also blocked access to the online service Discord. The measure is intended to protect children and young people from online abuse, explained the Turkish Ministry of Justice on Wednesday.
According to the Turkish Communications Authority, the blocking was ordered by a court in Ankara. "We are determined to protect our young people and our children (...) from harmful and criminal publications on social media and the internet," explained Turkish Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc.
The US-based platform Discord, which is particularly popular with gamers, has 150 million active users worldwide and is considered an alternative to services such as X and Facebook.
In August, Turkey had already blocked access to the video games platform Roblox. Tunc justified this with the distribution of "content" on the platform that could lead to the abuse of children. Access to Instagram was also blocked in Turkey for several days in August due to vague accusations of censorship and the publication of illegal content.
Russia announced the blocking of Discord on Tuesday. This was to prevent the platform from being used for "terrorist and extremist purposes", explained the state media supervisory authority Roskomnadzor.
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