Turkey fines Twitter, Facebook and Instagram millions
Turkey is accusing Instagram, Twitter and Facebook of breaking state laws and would have to pay more than a million dollars for the controversial law that strengthens the power of the Turkish authorities over these platforms. "A fine of 10 million Turkish pounds (just over one million dollars) was imposed on social networking providers such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Periscope, Youtube and TikTok, who failed to declare that they had appointed a representative before the legal deadline," Omer Fatih Sayan, Turkey's deputy minister of transport and infrastructure, announced on Twitter. The law, which was passed on 29 July, came into force in October in Turkey and aims at strengthening the authorities' control over social networks. This controversial text obliges social networks with more than a million connections a day, such as Twitter or Facebook, to declare a representative in Turkey and to respect the courts when they are required to withdraw a publication within 48 hours. If they do not comply with
5 Nov 2020 ... Turkey is accusing Instagram, Twitter and Facebook of breaking state laws and would have to pay more than a m.