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Turkey fines FB, Twitter

Penalty for not complying with a new social media law

Critics have said the law, approved in July, will muzzle dissent. Shutterstock

Reuters
Published 05.11.20, 01:22 AM

Turkey has fined global companies including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube 10 million lira ($1.18 million) for not complying with a new social media law, minister Omer Fatih Sayan said on Wednesday.

Critics have said the law, approved in July, will muzzle dissent.

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