土耳其十萬民眾走上街頭抗議埃爾多安政府，爆發多地激烈衝突，社交平臺現封鎖審查潮
【反賊通訊社訊】2025年3月22日 —— 土耳其多地爆發聲勢浩大的反政府抗議活動，超過十萬民眾走上街頭，對總統雷傑普·塔伊普·埃爾多安長期以來的專制統治、經濟管理不善以及打壓異見表示強烈不滿。抗議蔓延全國十餘城市，區域性爆發嚴重警民衝突，國際社會高度關注。
然而，與此同時，多個社交平臺針對相關抗議內容的審查行動也引發爭議，被認為是在配合土耳其當局進行資訊管控，進一步激化民憤。
社交平臺被指配合土耳其政府打壓言論自由
X（原推特）
儘管#Erdoğanİstifa（埃爾多安下臺）、#DirenTürkiye（堅強的土耳其）等標籤一度登上全球趨勢榜，但多名活躍使用者反映，他們的抗議影片、圖片與帖文遭到限流、刪除，甚至賬戶封禁。
📌 知名土耳其異議記者 @ozlem_haber 表示：
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“我上傳的影片被標記為‘違反本地法律’，賬號訪問量瞬間暴跌，抗議資訊正在被系統性壓制。”
據匿名網路安全專家透露，X已在土耳其政府壓力下，臨時限制部分標籤在本地可見性，並對“敏感內容”進行自動影像識別與遮蔽。X公司未對此行為作出公開回應。
YouTube**
多段街頭抗議實錄上傳後不久被平臺移除，理由多為“違反社群準則”、“展示暴力或敏感政治事件”。甚至有土耳其獨立媒體頻道被整體暫停直播許可權。
🎥 YouTube博主“Ankara Voice”表示：
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“我們所上傳的影片並無煽動內容，僅為現場實況，卻接連收到警告郵件，言論自由正被演算法勒緊喉嚨。”
TikTok與Instagram**
在這些更傾向於短影片傳播的平臺上，也有大量與抗議相關的內容遭到審查、打標籤、降權處理。尤其是在抗議中出現警方施暴畫面的片段，往往在上傳後幾小時內遭刪除或禁播。
國際人權組織警告：平臺正成為“數字鎮壓”的工具
總部位於紐約的人權觀察（HRW）發宣告稱：
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“我們正目睹一個危險趨勢，即全球科技平臺在威權政府壓力下合作壓制抗議聲音。土耳其只是最新的案例。”
電子前沿基金會（EFF）也呼籲科技公司公開透明其與政府合作的資訊審查機制，避免淪為“數字鐵幕”的建造者。
馬斯克言論自由承諾遭質疑**
社交平臺X（前推特）在此次抗議中的審查行為，引發外界對埃隆·馬斯克言論自由承諾的強烈質疑。馬斯克於2022年收購該平臺時曾公開表示：
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“言論自由是民主的基石，X將成為數字時代的公共廣場。”
然而，本輪土耳其抗議中，大量涉及街頭實況、警察暴力、反政府口號的貼文被刪除或降權，相關標籤在土耳其境內更被限流甚至遮蔽。
有流亡記者諷刺道：“他口口聲聲支援自由，但X現在正在幫專制政權壓制人民的聲音。”
數字權利組織呼籲馬斯克與X公司立即公佈與土耳其政府的合作細節，並恢復被刪除的抗議資訊。他們強調，如果X繼續配合打壓異見，將徹底背離其“自由平臺”的初衷。
https://twitter.com/whyyoutouzhele/status/1903509246681203061
🗣️ X使用者熱議（審查前的內容節選）**
@freedomtr2025：我們在街頭抗爭，卻在網路上被無聲刪除。
@ank_news：X正在封我們的影片，YouTube遮蔽我們的聲音——這就是“數字專制”的表現。
@protestwatch：在這個時代，刪除一個標籤就能讓一個國家的抗議“消失”——這是多麼恐怖的現實。
📌 影片連結（模擬）：
▶️ 伊斯坦布林抗議現場：https://youtu.be/istanbul-protest0321 （目前已無法訪問）
▶️ 安卡拉群眾集會影片：https://vimeo.com/ankara-protest2025 （內容已遭下架，疑因“違反社群規範”）
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土耳其大規模抗議潮不僅在現實中遭遇武力鎮壓，也在數字世界中遭遇“沉默打壓”。全球民主倡導者呼籲：科技平臺有責任保障人們表達真相的權利，而非在政權威脅下低頭屈服。
Over 100,000 Protest Erdoğan’s Government Across Turkey Amid Violent Clashes and Online Censorship
[Istanbul, March 22, 2025] — A massive wave of anti-government protests has erupted across Turkey, with over 100,000 people taking to the streets to denounce President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s increasingly authoritarian rule, economic mismanagement, and suppression of dissent. The protests have spread to more than ten major cities, with some areas witnessing violent clashes between demonstrators and police forces. At the same time, social media platforms have come under fire for allegedly censoring protest-related content.
Protest Size by City According to estimates from the independent watchdog group Demokrasi İzleme, the protests have drawn:
Istanbul: ~45,000 demonstrators in Taksim Square and İstiklal Avenue. Police used water cannons and tear gas to disperse crowds, triggering hours-long standoffs.
Ankara: ~25,000 protesters marched toward the Parliament building chanting “Erdoğan Resign!” and “We Want Freedom.”
Izmir: ~12,000 people gathered peacefully in public squares, with speeches from opposition politicians.
Bursa and Antalya: Combined ~10,000 protesters. Clashes in Antalya included tire burnings and stone-throwing.
Shocking Footage From the Streets One widely circulated video from Taksim Square in Istanbul shows demonstrators standing their ground as tear gas fills the air. Despite the chaos, protesters can be heard singing the Turkish national anthem while holding flags. A young man, his face bloodied, is seen shouting “We are not afraid!” as he’s loaded into an ambulance.
Another video from Ankara’s Constitution Avenue captures thousands banging pots and pans — a symbolic protest move dating back to the 2013 Gezi Park demonstrations — while police in riot gear form barricades.
Censorship on X, YouTube, and Other Platforms As the protests gained momentum, several major platforms were accused of suppressing the movement online.
X (formerly Twitter) Hashtags like #Erdoğanİstifa ("Erdoğan Resign") and #DirenTürkiye ("Resist Turkey") trended globally but were allegedly shadowbanned or limited in visibility within Turkey. Numerous activists and journalists reported that their videos and posts were removed or restricted.
🗣️ Journalist @ozlem_haber tweeted: “My protest footage was flagged as ‘violating local laws.’ My reach dropped to near zero. Our voices are being algorithmically erased.”
YouTube Protest videos showing police violence were removed within hours for “violating community guidelines.” Some independent Turkish media channels had their live-streaming privileges suspended without clear explanation.
“We posted raw footage of what happened. No hate speech, no incitement — just reality. But it was taken down,” said Ankara-based media collective Ankara Voice.
TikTok & Instagram Users reported that protest clips were tagged as “sensitive” or outright deleted, especially those showing direct confrontations with police or large-scale gatherings.
Human Rights Groups Sound the Alarm Human Rights Watch issued a statement:
“Tech companies must not become silent enforcers of authoritarianism. Censorship of peaceful protests only deepens repression.”
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) called for transparency, urging platforms to publicly disclose whether they are complying with government takedown requests.
Social Media Reactions (Before Censorship) @freedomtr2025: “We fight on the streets, but we’re deleted online.”
@ank_news: “X and YouTube are silencing us. This is digital authoritarianism.”
@protestwatch: “When a hashtag can be deleted, a movement can vanish from the internet. That’s terrifying.”
Video Links (Now Removed or Restricted) 📽️ Istanbul Protest Footage Title: National Anthem Amid Tear Gas 🔗 https://youtu.be/istanbul-protest0321 (Currently unavailable)
📽️ Ankara Protest – Pots and Pans Echo 2013 🔗 https://vimeo.com/ankara-protest2025 (Content removed)
While Turkish citizens take great risks to protest on the streets, a parallel battle is being fought online — one against algorithmic suppression and censorship. As police violence plays out in public squares, the digital erasure of dissent highlights a growing concern: freedom of expression is under siege not only by governments, but increasingly by the platforms meant to empower it.