President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan clarified the issue of access ban on Instagram, stating that the platform acts like a mafia and that the block will continue unless Turkey’s demands are met. Speaking at the Human Rights Education Program at the AK Party Headquarters, Erdoğan also criticized Israel’s attacks on Gaza and the attitude of social media companies on this issue.
Erdoğan slammed Meta!
Erdoğan said that social media platforms acted censoriously and with double standards, tried to hide Israel’s attacks on Palestine, blocked photos of Palestinian martyrs, and turned a blind eye to the propaganda of terrorist organizations. This attitude digital fascism Erdoğan, who described them as “companies”, claimed that these companies were using their monopoly positions to engage in political and social engineering.
Criticizing the opposition that remains silent against the censorship of social media platforms, Erdoğan stated that “defending freedoms is not like this.” He emphasized that as the government, they have no problems with anyone’s freedom, work or trade, but they aim to protect people’s rights within the possibilities of the Constitution.
Condemning the assassination of Hamas Political Bureau Chairman Ismail Haniye in Iran, Erdogan described this incident as terrible and unacceptable. He also announced that Haniye was invited to Turkey and that he was planned to speak in the Parliament.
Erdoğan’s statements generally signal that the access block to Instagram may not be lifted soon. It is said that the access block can only be lifted if Turkey’s demands are met and social media platforms give up their censorious and double-standard attitude.
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