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This picture taken in Istanbul on August 2, 2024, shows the logo of the social network Instagram on a smartphone with the Turkish flag in the background. Turkey on August 2, 2024 blocked access to the Instagram social media network, the national communications authority said without explanation, following censorship accusations against the US company by a high-ranking official. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)
ANKARA-- Turkiye's Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloglu announced a decision to reinstate access to Instagram after the administration of the latter agreed to Turkiye's demands.
"During the recent talks, Instagram officials promised to meet our requests, especially those regarding criminal activity and work with us on a means of censoring users," the minister wrote on his X account.
Accordingly, Turkiye will unbar access to Instagram as of 9:30 pm. (local time), 6:30 pm. (GMT) Saturday, Uraloglu affirmed.
On August 2 Turkiye's Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies barred access to the social media platform Instagram because the latter failed to abide by Turkish laws.
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