BTK has made an important decision regarding Twitter. According to the decision published in the Official Gazette, taxpayers in our country will no longer be able to advertise on Twitter. So why did BTK take such a decision?
Information Technologies and Communication Institution (BTK), made an important decision that night. The institution banned advertising on Twitter, the world’s largest microblogging platform. In the statement made on the subject, all taxpayers of the decision taken natural and legal persons reported to be affected.
We have readers who remember; long ago”social media law“. According to this law, we are actively working in Turkey. service provider social media platforms were supposed to appoint a representative to our country. According to the ICTA’s statement, Twitter did not fulfill this obligation. That being the case, the law worked and he was on Twitter. advertising is prohibited.
The decision of the BTK published in the Official Gazette is as follows:
Former title Twitter, Inc. which X Corp. (Twitter) has been decided to ban new advertisements from real and legal persons who are taxpayers residing in Turkey in accordance with the second paragraph of the additional article 4 and the provisional article 6 of the Law No. 5651 on the Regulation of Broadcasts Made on the Internet and Combating Crimes Committed Through These Broadcasts.
Published in the Official Gazette number 39225 BTK decision does not mean much for the end user. The change that Twitter users will notice is that only ads from local companies will not appear. Because taxpayers, like before on Twitter they will not be able to advertise. We witness that Elon Musk and Twitter keep their silence on the subject. Let’s see what will happen in the next process.
Source :
https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/ilanlar/eskiilanlar/2023/07/20230721-4-1.pdf