PEN America: Turkey's New Social Media Law Puts Stranglehold on Free Expression
July 31, 2020
July 31, 2020
NEW YORK, July 31 -- PEN America issued the following news release:
The passage of an aggressive new social media law in Turkey presents a direct and multifaceted threat to free expression. The legislation, which bears superficial resemblance to Germany's NetzDG law targeting disinformation, will do significantly more damage by enabling politically influenced censorship, the chilling of free expression, and the potential for mass and politically motivated surveillance, PEN America s . . .
The passage of an aggressive new social media law in Turkey presents a direct and multifaceted threat to free expression. The legislation, which bears superficial resemblance to Germany's NetzDG law targeting disinformation, will do significantly more damage by enabling politically influenced censorship, the chilling of free expression, and the potential for mass and politically motivated surveillance, PEN America s . . .