The New York Times examined legislation requiring major social media companies to appoint representatives in Türkiye, respond rapidly to content requests and store user data in the country.
The article cited Professor Yaman Akdeniz, who warned that the measure aimed to silence critical reporting and content. Drawing on figures compiled by İFÖD, which he co-founded, the article reported that more than 400,000 websites had been blocked by the end of 2019.