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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,
she said
This is a very clear and obvious attempt at censure,
Altun said on social media platform X
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Our country has values and sensitivities. Despite our warnings, they did not take care of criminal content,
Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said on FridayInstagram.com has been blocked by a decision on the date of 02/08/2024.
Turkey's Information Technologies and Communication Authority (BTK) in a post said
X when Turks wake up to find that Instagram is blocked.”
A user posted an image of a congested metro station with the captionInstagram is blocked in Turkey, life is over.”
Another user while sharing a picture of a grieving man wroteSanctions for Instagram’s blackout policy were swift. The Information Technologies and Communication Authority blocked access to Instagram,
Yeni Safak stated in its online edition
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.”
Uraloglu's deputy, Omer Fatih Sayan, wrote on XWhen 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,
he saidWhen they fulfill the requirements, we will lift the ban,
he saidWe 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."
The high-ranking Turkish official added