The government of Turkey has announced in the official gazette that the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICT) has banned the advertising of social network and micro weblog service provider Twitter, live streaming platform Periscope and web and video application Pinterest in accordance with the latest social media law.
The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology of Turkey has banned the advertising of social network and micro weblog service providers in accordance with the latest social media law. (Photo / Central News Agency)
The law requires social media companies to appoint resident representatives in Turkey. Facebook, the social networking giant, said on the 18th that it would be one of the companies that agreed to assign a resident representative.
YouTube, the video platform owned by Alphabet Inc’s Google, said it had decided to appoint a resident representative a month ago.
The decision, announced in the Official Gazette, said the ban on ad placement will take effect from 19. Twitter was not immediately contacted for comment, along with its live-streaming platform Periscope and video-sharing App Pinterest.
The new law gives authorities the power to directly remove content from the platforms as opposed to just blocking users in the past. The move raises doubts as more people turn to online platforms after Ankara authorities tightened controls on its mainstream media.
For months, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have faced fines for failing to comply with the new law. Companies that do not comply with the regulations will eventually have their bandwidth cut by up to 90 percent and essentially be blocked.
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