Turkey Blocks Access to Instagram Without Explanation Amid Social Media Censorship Row

Turkey's national communications authority (BTK) blocked access to Instagram on Friday, August 2, without providing an explanation or duration for the ban. The decision, published on the BTK website, left the platform's mobile app inaccessible. This action follows comments by Fahrettin Altun, a senior aide to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who criticised Instagram for "censorship" of posts related to Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh’s death on Wednesday, July 31. Reportedly, Meta, the parent company of Instagram, has yet to comment on the ban. Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Tehran: Iran Says Hamas Leader’s ‘Martyrdom’ Will Strengthen Bond With Palestine.

Turkey Bans Instagram 

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