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Move raises concern about ‘absolute digital obedience’ among social media and gaming platforms.
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Rights groups have warned that a new Turkish cyber security law risks creating a system of “absolute digital obedience”, by giving the presidency sweeping powers over internet services, gaming platforms and social media accounts.
About 90 per cent of Turkey’s national media outlets are already under government control, according to Reporters Without Borders, meaning that platforms such as X, YouTube and Meta’s Instagram are among the few spaces still relatively open to critical reporting and dissent. Turkey ranks 163rd of 180 countries in RSF’s latest index of press freedom.
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“The new measure is straight out of the standard rule book for information control in authoritarian contexts,” said Tomiwa Ilori, a senior researcher in Human Rights Watch’s technology and rights division. “Cybersecurity powers should not be concentrated in the executive. They should also be subject to adequate safeguards.”
Under the law, powers of digital oversight are officially centralised in Turkey’s Cybersecurity Directorate, which is attached to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s office. It can now prescribe urgent measures on its own initiative or at the request of security agencies. Telecom operators, access providers and other online platforms must comply within two hours, with orders reviewed by a judge after implementation.
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Rights groups have warned that a new Turkish cyber security law risks creating a system of “absolute digital obedience”, by giving the presidency sweeping powers over internet services, gaming platforms and social media accounts.
About 90 per cent of Turkey’s national media outlets are already under government control, according to Reporters Without Borders, meaning that platforms such as X, YouTube and Meta’s Instagram are among the few spaces still relatively open to critical reporting and dissent. Turkey ranks 163rd of 180 countries in RSF’s latest index of press freedom.
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“The new measure is straight out of the standard rule book for information control in authoritarian contexts,” said Tomiwa Ilori, a senior researcher in Human Rights Watch’s technology and rights division. “Cybersecurity powers should not be concentrated in the executive. They should also be subject to adequate safeguards.”
Under the law, powers of digital oversight are officially centralised in Turkey’s Cybersecurity Directorate, which is attached to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s office. It can now prescribe urgent measures on its own initiative or at the request of security agencies. Telecom operators, access providers and other online platforms must comply within two hours, with orders reviewed by a judge after implementation.