Turkey hits Twitter with ad ban under new media law
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Continued failure to comply could jeopardise Twitter s future in Turkey.
ANKARA (AFP) - Turkey on Tuesday hit Twitter, Pinterest and Periscope with advertising bans after they failed to follow Facebook and appoint a local envoy to take down contentious posts under a controversial new law.
Freedom of speech defenders view the new regulations as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s attempt to control social media and clamp down on dissent.
Continued failure to comply could jeopardise Twitter’s future in Turkey, which the platform lists as one of the top three countries along with China and Russia requesting the removal of posts.