X withheld nearly 500 accounts in Turkey in a week, censorship monitor says

According to a report by Bloomberg on Tuesday, X has concealed around 500 accounts from users in Turkey over the past week, many of which are operated by reporters, economists and academics.

The figure is provided by EngelliWeb, a censorship monitoring project operated by the Turkish rights group İFÖD.

EngelliWeb states that the blocks were carried out in accordance with court orders on the grounds of national security and public order. However, X has not given a reason for restricting…