The effect of the explosion in Taksim in the past hours continues at full speed. After the incident, a broadcast ban was imposed on the posts on the subject, while many people stated that they had access problems on the internet. Finally, a statement came about the event, which tagged platforms such as Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Band reduction application was made by BTK for social media platforms across the country.
While many are trying to figure out what’s going on, the first disclosure was made from an official source specifically to ShiftDelete.Net. Regarding the subject, the following statements were made:
At the request of the relevant units, the band narrowing was implemented by the BTK for the social media platforms across the country for the unethical images and terrorist content that emerged after the explosion in Taksim.
When we look at the shares on social media in the last few hours, it is possible to say that there is definitely an information pollution. For example, many journalists and news organizations shared the images of an explosion in Taksim in 2016, claiming that they were up-to-date.
While it took time for all operators to implement the access restriction imposed by the BTK, it did not go unnoticed that it particularly affected mobile operators. According to complaints in Downdetector, the following sites/providers are currently unreachable;
- YouTube
- Turk Telekom (provider)
- TikTok
- Telegram
- Ttnet (provider)
According to the statement made by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan regarding the explosion, 6 people died in the explosion in Taksim, while 53 people were seriously and lightly injured.