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Union of Bar Associations of Turkey opposes access bans on social media accounts and T24
The Union of Bar Associations of Turkey (TBB) said that access bans recently imposed on many social media accounts and some online news outlets raise serious concerns for freedom of expression and press freedom. The statement says the most recent case is a complete access ban on the news site T24. The union called for the existing access bans to be lifted.
What does it mean?
Some websites and social media accounts have been blocked. The Union of Bar Associations of Turkey says that completely shutting down a news site makes it harder to reach news that is not in dispute.
Who is affected?
News sites that have been blocked, social media account holders, and readers who want to read news.