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Turkey limits access to social media platforms

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Turkey blocked access to multiple social media platforms on Wednesday as police raided Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's house earlier today.

Live metrics from Netblocks internet monitor show Turkey has limited access to X, TikTok, Instagram, and According to real-time data from Netblocks' internet monitor, Turkey has limited access to X, TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube following the detention of Imamoglu and dozens of others in what the opposition has called a "coup."

In a move that would prevent him from running against current President Tayyip Erdogan in the upcoming presidential election, Turkish officials invalidated Imamoglu's university degree the day before he was apprehended under charges of corruption and aiding terrorist groups.

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