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Instagram blocked in Turkey for third day

  • Instagram is blocked in Turkey for the third consecutive day amid censorship accusations from a high-ranking Turkish official.
  • The BTK communications authority stated on its website that the Meta-owned platform was frozen without explanation.
  • Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu declared, “When they abide by our laws, we’ll lift the ban.
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Al ArabiyaAl Arabiya
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Instagram blocked in Turkey for third day

·Saudi Arabia
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EuronewsEuronews
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Turkey blocks Instagram with no reason given

The ban comes after a Turkish communications official criticised the platform for what he said was a decision to block condolence posts for the killing of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh earlier in the week.

·France
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ReutersReuters
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Turkey blocks access to Instagram for failure to comply with laws

Turkey blocked access to social media platform Instagram on Friday for failing to comply with the country's "laws and rules", a government minister said.

·United Kingdom
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Sud OuestSud Ouest
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Turkey still without Instagram for the third day in a row

The decision to close access to Instagram was announced Friday morning on its site by the Turkish Information and Communications Technology Authority. Turkey is waking up this Sunday

·France
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France InfoFrance Info
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In Turkey, Instagram blocked for the third day in a row

The American social network has more than 50 million subscribers in Turkey, among 85 million inhabitants, according to local media.

·Strasbourg, France
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Instagram blocked in Turkey for third day

According to Turkish media, 50 million of the country’s 85 million people have an Instagram account. Read more at straitstimes.com.

·Singapore
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Al Jazeera broke the news in Qatar on Friday, August 2, 2024.
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