Twitter and Erdogan became a topic of discussion in Australia
As Turkey prepares for the second round of the presidential election to be held on Sunday, a new debate has erupted in Australia…
Julie Inman Grant, Australia’s Electronic Security Manager, made the remarks. Explaining that Twitter has been slow to respond to requests from the Australian government, Grant made a statement in the Senate.
The statements by Australian officials became the agenda of the British media.
“THEY DO NOT COME BACK TO US, THEY BLOCK IT IN Türkiye”
“Twitter has been slow to address child abuse and in turn blocks anti-Erdogan posts ahead of the Turkish election,” Grant said. Saying that Twitter has been inconsistent in responding to requests from governments, Grant said: “It is appalling that Twitter has not responded to requests and letters from me or Communications Secretary Michelle Rowland.”
Days before the first round of elections, Twitter had decided to block some accounts in line with Ankara’s demand. Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter, told some users who reacted to Twitter’s move at the time: “Is your brain in place? Which option do you want to shut down Twitter completely or limit access to some tweets? I had used words.
PROPOSAL “Let’s build LIKE Türkiye”
Responding to questions from senators, Grant said: “I’m not defending Twitter. I just find it inconsistent that they respond differently to different governments. I agree with that,” he said. Although the Australian authorities stated that imposing a fine would not be enough, he commented: “We can fine Elon Musk a maximum of $700,000 and he will be happy with this sanction.”
David Shoebridge, a senator from the Greens, said: “We can follow a similar approach to what Turkey did. We can temporarily shut down Twitter in Australia,” he commented. Grant stressed that this decision could only be made in the Australian Parliament.