Turkey blocked the social media platform Discord after a court cited concerns over its use by groups involved in child abuse, Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said.

Turkey has blocked access to instant messaging platform Discord following a court decision, the country's infotech regulator said on Wednesday.

Russia's telecoms watchdog on Oct 8 announced that it was banning social media platform Discord for violating the country's laws, signalling the latest move by authorities tightening control over the internet.

Russia's communications regulator has blocked instant messaging platform Discord for violating Russian law, the TASS news agency reported on Tuesday, making the San Francisco-based company the latest foreign technology platform to be restricted in Russia.

Communications watchdog restricts access to Discord ‘due to violation of requirements’ of country’s legislation - Anadolu Ajansı

The regulator, Roskomnadzor, last week ordered Discord to delete almost 1,000 items it deemed illegal and has previously fined the company for failing to remove banned content.

The Discord messenger has been blocked in Russia for supposedly violating the country's legislation. Source: Russian censorship authority Roskomnadzor, cited by The Moscow Times Details: Russian users had previously complained en masse about Discord malfunctions,

On Tuesday, October 8, Russia escalated its crackdown on foreign digital platforms by blocking access to the popular messaging service Discord, citing violations of national laws. According to Roskomnadzor,