10 Million TL Penalty to Social Media Platforms from Turkey

10 Million TL Penalty to Social Media Platforms from Turkey 10 million TL penalty to social media platforms from Turkey. With the requirement to possess an official representative in Turkey, bringing penalty to Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Instagram and TikTok of 10 million TL each. Social Network Providers which are accessed from Turkey by over 1 million users, failed to fulfill its obligation to identify a representative and inform the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) by the end of the period. A senior government statement made by the officials, Turkey's official representative possession must be made the time in which to fulfill its obligations Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok and the cessation of Instagram's 10 million worth of initial sentences were specified. Speaking to Bloomberg, the official reported that only Russia's social media platform VKontakte (VK) has reported a representative. If the companies continue to decide on not appoint a representative within 30 days during the first penalty, this time penalties of 30 million TL will be imposed. Otherwise, the next 30-day process to advertise the company said taxpayers will be banned in Turkey. Information Technologies and Communication Authority will be able to apply to the magistrate's office to reduce the internet traffic bandwidth of the social network providers by 50 percent for companies that do not fulfill the necessary conditions within 3 months as of the date of the advertising ban. This penalty can increase up to 90 percent. If the companies notify the representative and pay the penalty within 1 month after the penalty, the penalties will decrease by 1 in 4.