A law that forces the government to delete content on Twitter and Facebook was passed in Turkey, and criticism that 'freedom of expression is lost'
It is reported that in Turkey, a bill that allows the government to enforce 'blocking or deleting content' on major social media such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube etc. was passed on July 29, 2020. Human rights groups have warned against this new legislation that 'online censorship will accelerate.'
Turkey passes controversial bill tightening grip on social media | News | Al Jazeera
Turkey: Social Media Law Will Increase Censorship | Human Rights Watch
https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/07/27/turkey-social-media-law-will-increase-censorship
The new law imposes on social media platforms with more than one million unique accesses daily to comply with court orders regarding the removal of certain content, or else fines or block ads, maximum It is said that a 90% bandwidth limitation will be imposed. The new law also stipulates that Turkish user data should be stored on a server within Turkey.
The bill was submitted by the ruling Justice Development Party and the far-right party Nationalist Action Party . In Turkey, criminal lawsuits have frequently seen social media criticisms of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as 'insults,' opposition and human rights groups 'accelerating online censorship' and 'less freedom of expression.' I am concerned.
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There were also reports that 'messaging applications such as WhatsApp and Telegram will also be banned,' but the Digital Transformation Division of the Turkish Presidential Office said, 'The reports and social media posts that WhatsApp and Telegram are banned are not true. There are no restrictions on the communication that citizens and civil servants use in their daily lives,' he said, saying that it only applies to confidential information communication and document sharing of companies.
``Print and broadcast media are already under government control, but social media is relatively free. Social media like Twitter and Facebook are free and free in Turkey,'' said Professor Yaman Akdeniz of Bilj University in Istanbul, Turkey. It's one of the few ways to be effective.'
'If the new law is passed, governments can manage social media, remove content freely, and target individual users dictatorship,' said Tom Portias, subprogram director of human rights organization Human Rights Watch. 'Social media with access to a variety of news is a lifeblood for users, and this new law marks a new and dark era of online censorship.'
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