Turkish authorities decided to block access to the Discord messenger in the country by decision of the First World Court of Ankara. This was reported on the social network by the head of the Ministry of Justice of Turkey Yilmaz Tunch.
According to the head of the department, the capital prosecutor’s office was the initiator of the blocking. The decision was made in connection with the availability of sufficient suspicions of the crimes of the “sexual exploitation of children and obscenity” provided for in Article 8/1 of Law No. 5651 “On the regulation of publications on the Internet and the fight against crimes committed through such publications,” said the Minister. >
Ankara court decided to delete all the publications of the platform and block access to the specified URL addresses from Turkey.
The tunch emphasized the determination of the authorities in protecting youth and children: “We are determined to protect our youth and children who are a guarantee of our future, from criminal and harmful content on social networks and the Internet. We will never allow attempts to undermine the foundations of our social structure” ,- said the head of the Turkish Ministry of Justice.
discord – cross -platform system of instant messaging with VOIP support and video conferences, designed to use various interest communities. The system is most popular among gamers and students. The developer is Discord Inc. From San Francisco.