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Turkey fines Twitter over 'pro-terror' content
ISTANBUL: Turkey's communications regulator has imposed an unprecedented fine on Twitter for allowing the publication of content deemed to justify terror, the state-run Anatolia news agency said Friday.
The Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) has fined Twitter 150,000 lira ($50,700), the first time it has issued such a penalty to the company.
Despite repeated warnings, Twitter failed to withdraw content “praising terrorism, targeting the security forces and inciting hatred and violence”, it said.
There were no further details on the nature of the offending content but Turkish officials have repeatedly expressed irritation over the presence of material on social media in favor of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) …. http://www.dailystar.com
Source: http://luismmx.blogspot.com/2015/12/turkey-fines-twitter-over-pro-terror.html
