Turkiye blocks access to Instagram platform

Turkiye has blocked access to social media platform Instagram, the infotech regulator said today, without stating a reason or duration for the ban, which also left the platform’s mobile app inaccessible, Reuters reports. The move follows comments on Wednesday by Turkish communications official Fahrettin Altun, criticising the platform for what he called its decision to block condolence posts on the assassination of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh. “I also strongly condemn the social media platform Instagram which is actively preventing people from posting messages of condolences for the passing of Hamas leader Haniyeh without citing any policy violations,” he wrote on X. “This is censorship, pure and simple.” Altun added: “We will defend freedom of speech against these platforms that have […]