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Turkey blocks access to Instagram. Reports say it’s a response to removal of posts on Hamas chief

  • Turkey's communications authority blocked access to Instagram on Friday, marking another instance of government clampdown on websites.
  • The Daily Sabah reported the block was in response to Instagram removing posts mourning the Hamas political leader Haniyeh.
  • Fahrettin Altun, aide to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, criticized Instagram for not allowing posts of condolences for Haniyeh.
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Istanbul. Turkey blocked access to social media platform Instagram on Friday, shortly after a senior Turkish official accused the platform of censorship, announced the telecommunications authority (BTK). Many residents in Turkey indicated on social media platform X that they cannot update Instagram information, a blockade also reported by AFP journalists. The Turkish telecommunications authority published on its website that "Instagram was block…

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Friday, August 2, 2024.
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