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2024-08-17 20:48:43 UTC - HELPFUL
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Context is important: When faced with threats from Erdogan and Modi, Musk complied, stating he had no choice. However, he chose to shut down operations in Brazil—a response not seen in Turkey or India. https://slate.com/technology/2023/05/elon-musk-turkey-twitter-erdogan-india-modi-free-speech.html https://www.codastory.com/newsletters/twitter-censorship-turkey/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/05/musk-defends-enabling-turkish-censorship-on-twitter-calling-it-his-choice/ https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/05/twitter-musk-censors-turkey-election-erdogan https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/02/14/turkey-earthquake-twitter-restricted-elon-musk/
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