The Media Research Association shared with the public the report titled “The Effects of the Social Media Law on Freedom of the Press”, which was prepared on how the Social Media Law, which was adopted in July last year and came into full force as of October 1, affected the freedom of the press.
The report examined 658 news from 35 broadcast channels that were censored between October 2020 and April 2021.
Among the institutions screened, Cumhuriyet Newspaper ranked first with 80 banned content items, followed by BirGün Newspaper with 68 items and ODA TV with 52 items.
Within the scope of the research, it was determined that the news banned the most were about “corruption” and “misuse of duty.” The legal basis of 580 of 658 content removal decrees were shown as “violation of personal rights.”
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10.09.2021
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