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Turkey Lifts Nine-Day Instagram Ban
Turkey resumed access to Instagram on Saturday evening, lifting a nine-day ban that began on August 2. Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu announced the decision on X, stating that the social media platform agreed to address the government's concerns. An estimated 60 to 70 percent of Turkey's 85 million residents use Instagram, with around one dollar million spent daily on business through the platform.
Turkey resumed access to Instagram on Saturday evening, lifting a nine-day ban that began on August 2.
Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu announced the decision on X, stating that the social media platform agreed to address the government's concerns.
The ban, which disrupted millions of users, was linked to content violations involving gambling, drugs, and child abuse.
Instagram's parent company, Meta, had already removed almost 2,500 posts at Turkey's request earlier this year.
The government's action also included accusations that Instagram blocked condolence messages for Ismael Haniyeh, a Palestinian leader allied with President Erdogan, who was killed in Tehran in an attack blamed on Israel.
An estimated 60 to 70 percent of Turkey's 85 million residents use Instagram, with around one dollar million spent daily on business through the platform.
Meanwhile, access to the online game Roblox remained blocked.
Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu announced the decision on X, stating that the social media platform agreed to address the government's concerns.
The ban, which disrupted millions of users, was linked to content violations involving gambling, drugs, and child abuse.
Instagram's parent company, Meta, had already removed almost 2,500 posts at Turkey's request earlier this year.
The government's action also included accusations that Instagram blocked condolence messages for Ismael Haniyeh, a Palestinian leader allied with President Erdogan, who was killed in Tehran in an attack blamed on Israel.
An estimated 60 to 70 percent of Turkey's 85 million residents use Instagram, with around one dollar million spent daily on business through the platform.
Meanwhile, access to the online game Roblox remained blocked.
