X Blocks Nearly 500 Accounts in Turkey Following Court Orders
THE SO WHAT
Platform access is now a geopolitical variable you cannot control. If your comms, research, or distribution relies on X in constrained jurisdictions like Turkey, you need parallel channels and mirrored audiences, not just a backup login.
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