Turkey Criminalizes Spread of ‘False Information’ on Internet

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Politics • 11 months ago

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Turkey Criminalizes Spread of ‘False Information’ on Internet

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Chris Remington ( @admin@beehaw.org ) MA

Politics • 11 months ago

Turkey criminalized the spread of what authorities describe as false information on digital platforms, giving the government new powers in the months remaining before elections.

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