Some of my customers contacted me by accessing Instagram through VPN and other social media platforms, but my chance of accessing new people and potential customers stopped immediately,
This is a very clear and obvious attempt at censure,
Our country has values and sensitivities. Despite our warnings, they did not take care of criminal content,
Instagram.com has been blocked by a decision on the date of 02/08/2024.
X when Turks wake up to find that Instagram is blocked.”
Instagram is blocked in Turkey, life is over.”
Sanctions for Instagram’s blackout policy were swift. The Information Technologies and Communication Authority blocked access to Instagram,
We will do what is needed to establish a social media that respects our values, is free of disinformation, and is cleaner and more secure.”
When they don’t abide by laws and our regulations and don’t take our societal sensitivities into consideration, we are obliged to make the necessary interventions,
When they fulfill the requirements, we will lift the ban,
We will defend freedom of speech against these platforms that have shown many times that they are primarily in the service of a global exploitative system of injustice."