some of y'all already know i currently live in turkey.
they banned access to instagram and roblox recently and people are mad about it, but i'm not too sure if the ban will be lifted despite the public outrage.
several similar bans have happened in the past, temporary or not, notably paypal (+all alternatives) and the ban of pornographic material that's been in effect for years now.
some could argue that it's for the sake of children, but i beg to differ.
there's not a single thing you can have a good reason to censor from the general public, even if it's "bad stuff", because there's no cut-off point; it was porn yesterday, instagram today, and it could be all social media access that's revoked from us tomorrow.
there's nothing stopping these people from cutting off all access to the internet and making the whole country live in even more ignorance than they live in right now.
i'm honestly kind of scared, especially because they tend to not let young people with "the risk of running away from the country" leave, refusing to give them visas or not letting them leave with bullshit excuses even if they do have one.
i'm also especially scared because i'm not cis nor het, i'm autistic, physically disabled, and i have adhd.
i'm genuinely scared for my future and the futures of everyone else in this country. i don't know what i'm supposed to do and i'm starting to doubt there's anything to do in the first place.