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Social Media Arrests and Platform Disruption: October 2026
October 17, 2026In October 2026, at least four individuals were administratively detained specifically for social media posts about Azerbaijan’s school hijab regulations, and two major platforms — Instagram and TikTok — were disrupted for Azerbaijani users on the day of the largest protest. The cases illustrate the direct application of Azerbaijan’s January 2026 social media “immorality” legislation […]