Twitter blinks in Turkey, will comply by appointing local representatives

The new social media laws require all platforms to appoint a local representative in the country. It was passed in parliament by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party last year and went into effect from October 2020.

Twitter has complied with Turkey’s social media laws that require all platforms with more than one million unique daily users to appoint a local representative in the country. These representatives will have the authority to handle court orders to take down offending content within 48 hours. The law was passed in parliament by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party last year and went into effect from October 2020. Social media platforms are required to appoint Ömer Fatih Sayan, deputy Turkish transport and infrastructure minister noted that after Twitter’s move all social media companies have accepted to appoint a local representative except for Pinterest. "It is gratifying to see that Twitter will fulfill the obligations of the law without applying sanctions to reduce the internet traffic bandwidth," the minister tweeted. He said representatives are important for eliminating violations of the law.