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Erdogan slams 'digital fascism' after Turkiye blocks Instagram

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President Tayyip Erdogan fiercely criticised social media companies on Monday, saying they sought to “muzzle the Palestinian people’s voices”, after Turkiye blocked access to Instagram last week, Reuters reports. Turkiye was holding talks with Instagram on Monday after the move, which followed a top Turkish official’s accusation that the social media site blocked condolence posts over the assassination of Dr. Ismail Haniyeh, leader of the Palestinian group, Hamas. Turkey has denounced Israel’s attacks on Gaza, called for an immediate ceasefire, and criticised what it calls unconditional support for Israel by the West. “We are facing a digital fascism that has no tolerance for even the photographs of Palestinian martyrs and bans them immediately,” Erdogan said, citing the killing of Haniyeh. “They are […]

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