Turkey tightens grip on social media

Updated January 19 2021 - 6:24pm, first published 6:22pm
A new law requires social media companies to appoint local representatives in Turkey.
A new law requires social media companies to appoint local representatives in Turkey.

Turkey's Information and Communication Technologies Authority has imposed advertising bans on Twitter, Periscope and Pinterest under a new social media law, according to decisions published in the country's Official Gazette.

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