Turkey blocks Sky News journalist’s X account over 'obscenity'
Alex Crawford became the first foreign journalist affected by a recent wave of online censorship targeting dozens of accounts belonging to journalists and LGBTI+ rights groups on “obscenity” grounds.
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- 2026-10-05 08:12 UTCBianet · bianet.org ↗
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