Türkiye restored access to Instagram after resolving censorship issues

Access to Instagram✴ has been restored in Turkey after the social network made concessions and agreed to comply with the country’s demands regarding censorship and crime-related content. Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu announced this on X (Twitter).

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Let us remind you that Instagram✴ users in Turkey suddenly lost access to the site on August 2. The authorities did not give a specific reason for the blocking, but it came after the head of the Communications Directorate of the Turkish Presidential Administration, Fahrettin Altun, accused the platform of censoring posts of condolences in connection with the death of Ismail Haniyeh, a Hamas leader, the publication reports. PCMag.

The blocking of Instagram✴ in Turkey coincided with several social networks being blocked in different countries for political reasons. Earlier this week, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro decided to block Platform X for ten days, citing concerns that Elon Musk was inciting hatred on the platform by violating its own rules.

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