Türkiye blocks Instagram

Officials have accused the platform of preventing users from posting condolences over the death of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh Turkish authorities have blocked Instagram after officials in Ankara accused the platform of “censorship” in the ongoing Middle East conflict. According to Türkiye’s Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK), access to the social media platform was blocked on Friday. No formal reason was given for the move, nor any indication of how long the ban would last. Fahrettin Altun, the country’s communications chief, had slammed the Meta-owned network earlier this week...