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The law requires online video and streaming services to apply for a license to broadcast to Turkish internet users. [1] [2] Turkey's internet, in 2018 which has 42.3 million active users, holds a 'Not Free' ranking in Freedom House's index. [3] Turkish government has constantly blocked websites like Instagram, Discord, Twitter, YouTube and ...
Turkey's Internet censorship regime shifted from "moderate" to "severe" in late 2016 following a series of social media shutdowns, regional Internet blackouts and restrictions on VPN and Tor circumvention tools documented by independent digital rights watchdog Turkey Blocks.
The Telecommunications Authority was established by means of the Law 4502, dated 29 January 2000.This Law addressed the responsibilities of the Ministry of Transport, among others, and "separated policy-making and regulatory functions of the government by establishing an independent telecommunications regulatory body, the Telecommunications Authority, as the first sector specific regulator in ...
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkey has blocked access to instant messaging platform Discord in line with a court decision after the platform refused to share information demanded by Ankara, Turkish ...
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey blocked access to social media platform Instagram on Friday for failing to comply with the country's "laws and rules", a government minister said. The move came after a ...
The ban came after a top Turkish official accused the platform of blocking posts expressing condolences over the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, a leader of Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Internet in Turkey holds a 'Not Free' ranking in Freedom House's index. [12] Turkish government has constantly blocked websites like Facebook , Twitter , YouTube and as of May 2017, Wikipedia was inaccessible [ 13 ] According to Twitter's transparency report, Turkey leads in social media censorship.
The first Internet Ungovernance Forum was held in September 2014 in Turkey to demand that fundamental freedoms, openness, unity and net neutrality remain as the building blocks of the Internet. It was held in parallel to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), which was already taking place in Istanbul between 2–5 September 2014.