Turkey to Fine Social Media Companies for Breaching New Laws
- Date: 06-Nov-2020
- Source: Al Bawaba
- Sector:Economy
- Country:Middle East
Turkey to Fine Social Media Companies for Breaching New Laws
Turkey has fined global companies, including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, $1.18 million each, for failing to appoint a representative to the country as required by a new law,
The fines are the first step on an escalating scale of penalties that can end in a block on 90 percent of the site's internet traffic bandwidth.
Foreign companies operating in Turkey that reach more than 1 million people daily have been told about some of the rules they need to comply with, Deputy Transport and Infrastructure Minister Omer Fatih Sayan said. November 4, 2020. (AA)
Turkey has fined global companies, including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, $1.18 million each, for failing to appoint a representative to the country as required by a new law,
The fines are the first step on an escalating scale of penalties
Select Sector 
Select Country 
