Sat 09 January 2021:
Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok on Friday agreed to appoint a formal representative in Turkey, according to a senior Turkish official.
“Our hope is that other social network providers will also report their representatives and fulfill their obligations,” Deputy Transport and Infrastructure Minister Omer Fatih Sayan said on Twitter.
Last year, Turkey imposed a fine of 40 million Turkish liras ($5.43 million) on multiple social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for not complying with a new social media law.
The law requires social platforms to appoint local representatives in Turkey.
So far, Russian social media site VKontakte (VK), YouTube and TikTok have decided to assigned local representatives in the country.
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