Facebook Faces Possible Ban In Turkey
Facebook could be facing a big problem in its third biggest market - Turkish officials are talking about banning the site.
Facebook could be facing a big problem in its third biggest market – Turkish officials are talking about banning the site.
Fethi ?im?ek, head of the Telecommunication Transmission Directorate (TIB), reportedly said his agency rather than the criminal courts had the power to ban websites, under Article 8 of Law 5651.
Recent debates about Facebook were sparked by requests made by the leader of Turkey’s main opposition party Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu to have offensive content stating that he “is a PKK member” removed.
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