據土耳其信息技術和通信管理局 (BKT) 稱,流行的消息應用程序 Discord 被永久禁止在該國運營。
安卡拉第一和平法院做出裁決後,法官裁定該國全面禁止該即時通訊應用程序。該禁令發佈在土耳其 BKT 網站上,並表示該禁令的原因是兒童性虐待、騷擾、勒索和加密貨幣犯罪。
土耳其開始對社交媒體平臺(特別是 Discord 和 Telegram)上的犯罪內容進行司法調查。土耳其司法部長、雷傑普·塔伊普·埃爾多安內閣成員耶爾馬茲·通克宣佈了此項調查。他表示,任何不遵守新規則的社交平臺都將受到限制和帶寬限制。
部長聲稱該禁令決定是爲了保護兒童免受任何潛在的網絡危險。他在 X 上的一篇帖子中表示, “我們決心保護我們的青少年和兒童,他們是我們未來的保證,使其免受社交媒體和互聯網上有害犯罪內容的侵害。”他補充說, “我們永遠不會允許破壞我們社會結構基礎的企圖。”
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.