Access to X, YouTube other online platforms restricted in Turkey, internet monitor says

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Netblocks, a global internet monitor, said on Monday that access to online platforms including X, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and WhatsApp has been restricted in Turkey on multiple networks.

Netblocks said the access blockage came as the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) called for rallies after police set up barricades in areas around the party’s headquarters in Istanbul.

According to data from Turkey’s Freedom of Expression Association, which…