(Deepshikha Gautam, Intern Journalist) Turkey: The Turkish Parliament has approved a law that gives more power to regulate social media on Wednesday morning. After this law, the possibility of social media going into the hands of the government of the country will increase. The move has been termed as online censorship by human rights organizations. Following the legislation passed in Turkish’s Parliament, social media companies like Facebook and Twitter will be required to hold representatives of offices to discuss complaints against them.
If the social media refuses to nominate its representative, it will face stiff fines and will cut the company’s bandwidth with an advertising ban. After the court’s decision, the bandwidth will be cut by 50 percent and then 90 percent so that the use of social media networks becomes very slow. The delegate must respond to private requests within 48 hours giving grounds with removal or removal of content that violates privacy and personal rights. If the material is not removed within 24 hours, the company will be held accountable.
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