Turkey fines social media platforms for flouting new law
Turkey has fined global companies including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube 10 million lira ($1.18 million) for not…
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Turkey passes law to regulate social media content
Turkey's parliament passed a law regulating social media on Wednesday, which critics said will increase censorship…
Turkey determined to control social media platforms, Erdogan says
Turkey will introduce regulations to control social media platforms or shut them down, President Tayyip Erdogan…
Trump set to order review of law that protects social media companies
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to order a review of a law that has long protected internet companies,…
Twitter removes accounts linked to Egypt, Saudi Arabia, other countries
Twitter took down thousands of accounts linked to Egypt, Honduras, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and Serbia on Thursday…
Turkey increasingly turns to social media as news source: Pollster
The head of Turkey’s leading pollster KONDA says the number of people that choose social media outlets as sources…
Another German Turk arrested in Turkey for political social media posts
Turkish authorities have detained another German citizen of Turkish origin, while he was on holiday in southern…
Court blocks Twitter publication of senior presidency official’s…
A Turkish court has banned access to social media posts involving news about the second salaries received by the…
Wikimedia takes Turkey’s ban to Europe’s top rights court
Following a Turkey ban of Wikipedia, the non-profit organization that runs the popular site has now taken the…
Turkish courts arrested 2754 people for social media posts
Turkish courts have arrested 2754 people on charges of committing crimes for the contents that they shared on…