Is Discord Opening in Turkey? When Will it Open? Will the Discord Access Block Remain?

Discord, a text, voice, and video communication application, is being blocked due to unmet demands. Users who communicate with friends via Discord on phones and computers are closely monitoring whether Discord will reopen. Some users on social media claim to have partial access to Discord, while recent developments are being closely watched. Minister Uraloğlu stated in a recent announcement that they had demands regarding content removal. So, has Discord opened yet? When will it open? Here are the latest developments on the issue…In October, Discord, which came into the agenda with incidents such as blackmail, pedophilia, and sexual abuse targeting children, was banned from access by court decision. Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu emphasized in many of his statements that if demands regarding content removal were met, there would be no need for restrictions. After the allegations raised on social media platforms, whether access to the application is still possible or not was scrutinized by users. Minister Uraloğlu emphasized that they did not want to impose restrictions outside of the legal process, discussing the legal process. So, has Discord opened yet? When will it open? Here are the details regarding the access ban…Access to communication and social media platform Discord was blocked by a decision of Ankara 1st Peace Criminal Judgeship. Although some users claim to have access to Discord on social media, no official statement has been made on the subject by the Information Technologies and Communication Institution’s official website. The access ban to Discord is still ongoing as of February 14.Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Uraloğlu, in his latest evaluation on the subject, expressed that if the content removal requests of Roblox and Discord, which have access restrictions, are met, they would need to be closed in accordance with a court decision, stating, “Therefore, we are working on a regulation in this regard. We do not want to impose a restriction outside of social media platforms. But since it has closed by a legal process, we have nothing to say.” Minister Uraloğlu further emphasized that platforms with access restrictions would reopen through the legal process.Discord, a popular communication platform based in America, was closed in October 2024 by a decision taken by Ankara 1st Peace Criminal Judgeship due to inappropriate contents, such as abuse, blackmail, and obscenity.