Turkey Bans Ads On Twitter, Periscope, Pinterest
After advertisement ban, social media sites bandwidth to be limited. Turkey banned social media sites that have failed to hire local representatives from advertising Monday, according to the Official Gazette.
Last October, a new social media law came into effect in the country which obligates social media sites that are accessed over a million times per day in Turkey to hire a local representative.
As part of the law, Turkey has fined social media platforms 40 million Turkish liras ($5.43 million) so far under the first two phases of the process.
After the fines, advertisement activities are banned, and in the last two phases, the country will limit bandwidth by 50% and up to 90%, respectively.
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey on Tuesday slapped advertising bans on Twitter, Periscope and Pinterest over their non-compliance with a controversial new law that
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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.
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