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Turkiye: Announced lift of order banning Instagram over violations of local regulations

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Announced lift of order banning Instagram over violations of local regulations

On 10 August 2024, Turkey's Transport and Infrastructure Minister announced that the access ban imposed on Instagram on 2 August was lifted. The decision followed the commitment of Meta to meet the government’s demands regarding catalog crimes and censorship.

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Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2024-08-02
under investigation

On 2 August 2024, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure of Turkey blocked access to Ins…

2024-08-10
in force

On 10 August 2024, Turkey's Transport and Infrastructure Minister announced that the access ban imp…

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