据土耳其信息技术和通信管理局 (BKT) 称,流行的消息应用程序 Discord 被永久禁止在该国运营。
安卡拉第一和平法院做出裁决后,法官裁定该国全面禁止该即时通讯应用程序。该禁令发布在土耳其 BKT 网站上,并表示该禁令的原因是儿童性虐待、骚扰、勒索和加密货币犯罪。
土耳其开始对社交媒体平台(特别是 Discord 和 Telegram)上的犯罪内容进行司法调查。土耳其司法部长、雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安内阁成员耶尔马兹·通克宣布了此项调查。他表示,任何不遵守新规则的社交平台都将受到限制和带宽限制。
部长声称该禁令决定是为了保护儿童免受任何潜在的网络危险。他在 X 上的一篇帖子中表示, “我们决心保护我们的青少年和儿童,他们是我们未来的保证,使其免受社交媒体和互联网上有害犯罪内容的侵害。”他补充说, “我们永远不会允许破坏我们社会结构基础的企图。”
安卡拉 Cumhuriyet Başsavcılığının talebi üzerine 安卡拉 1. Sulh Ceza Hakimliği'nce Discord isimli sosyal medya platformuna 5651 Sayılı 'INTERNET Ortamında Yapılan Yayınların Düzenlenmesi ve Bu Yayınlar Yoluyla Islenen Suçlarla Mücadele我 Hakkında Kanun'un 8/1 maddesinde…
— Yılmaz TUNÇ (@yilmaztunc) 2024 年 10 月 8 日
Right after the minister’s statement, a message started appearing stating, “Access to discord.com has been restricted by the Ankara 1st Criminal Court of Peace with the decision dated 09.10.2024 and numbered 2024/12907 D.”
The ban was fuelled by the outrage of Turkish people after a 19-year-old man killed two women in Istanbul. The murder was linked to Discord conversations that encouraged violence and illegal behavior.
Some of the Discord users spoke about murder and death but categorized those conversations under dark humor. The investigation also found that some users earned their living by blackmailing people using visual content.
Turkey isn’t the first country to ban Discord. The popular messaging app was banned in Russia, China, Iran, UAE and Oman.
Discord is popular amongst gamers and crypto enthusiasts worldwide. The instant messaging app came under scrutiny before, along with other social media platforms in the United States. Last year, Discord’s CEO Jason Citron attended a hearing where the US senators questioned the safety of children from online abuse. Citron testified along with Mark Zuckerberg and other executives representing several social media networks, including X, Snapchat, and TikTok.