Turkish Bar Association Filed a Lawsuit for Instagram Ban: Disproportionate Interference with Freedom of Expression!

The Union of Turkish Bar Associations announced that it filed a lawsuit against Instagram, which was closed last week. The institution stated that BTK’s blocking of access to the popular social media platform was a disproportionate intervention in freedom of expression and demanded the annulment of the decision. Here are the details!

The Union of Turkish Bar Associations Announced That It Filed a Lawsuit Regarding the Instagram Ban

The Union of Turkish Bar Associations announced that it filed a lawsuit to annul BTK’s Instagram ban decision dated 02/08/2024. In the statement made by the institution, details such as BTK’s arbitrary use of its authority without explaining the reason were included.

Here is the statement of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations on the subject:

The Union of Turkish Bar Associations has applied to the administrative judiciary, requesting the annulment of the decision to block access to ‘Instagram.com’ dated 02/08/2024 by the Information Technologies and Communication Authority, which disproportionately interferes with freedom of expression, and the suspension of its execution without taking a defense.

In the annulment petition, the Information Technologies and Communication Authority’s arbitrary use of its authority without explaining the reason and blocking access to the entire site instead of URL-based access block is a violation of freedom of expression for everyone who is a user of the social media platform in question, within the framework of the explanations and principles given in the decisions of the Constitutional Court and the ECHR. It was explained that it was an excessive measure that would amount to

Apart from this, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu stated in his statement yesterday that their meetings with Instagram officials were positive and they have made serious progress. Stating that they will reopen the platform if their demands are met, Uraloğlu did not give a date on the issue for now.

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