In September 2016, Twitter informed Zeynalov that they shut down his Turkish account within Turkey and that they received a separate Turkish court decision to block access to his another account, in which he is tweeting in English. He has a quarter million followers combined. Zeynalov's readers in the West launched a campaign to support the journalist against Twitter, forcing the social media giant to cave in. Twitter later announced that it won't block Zeynalov's English-language account. Washington Post published an editorial about this incident, urging Twitter not to bow to pressure by "a tyrant"—Erdogan. In 2016, Zeynalov launched Globe Post Media, a U.S. media organization that serves as an umbrella group for niche-centric, single-subject news outlets. In 2018, the media group was acquired by Chicago-based MAESTRO Media Group. Its flagship news publication is The Globe Post that prioritizes reporting about rights violations, civil liberties, press freedom and minority rights. As of 2018, The Globe Post had over 50 reporters, full-time and part-time, all around the world. One of the most influential among those outlets is The Defense Post, a website that specializes in defense reporting. Another successful news outlet is The College Post, a news publication that covers higher education in the U.S. Along with industry-specific news publications, Globe Post Media is also publishing local media such as The DC Post.