Turkiye: Fines for firms including Facebook, Instagram and YouTube for failure to appoint local representative
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Current status
in force
15 Jan 2021 in force
Scope
Implementers
Turkiye
Policy Area
Other operating conditions
Policy Instrument
Local operations requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national
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Fines for firms including Facebook, Instagram and YouTube for failure to appoint local representative
On 11 December 2020, the state-run news agency Anadolu Agency announced that the Turkish Information Technologies and Communications Authority (ITCA) imposed fines on several firms for failing to appoint local representatives. The fines The affecte…
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order
Action type
implementation
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body