Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) continued its battle against regional government objections to tweets they considered as ‘terrorist propaganda.’ The microblogging site has chosen legal recourse to fight the fines the Turkish government had imposed.
The local government fined Twitter for its lack-of-action on samples of ‘terrorist propaganda’ it had provide the social network. The government had sought the deletion of several accounts which posted tweets which it considered political seditious.
Deletion of Kurdistan Workers Party(PKK)Tweets
At the heart of the legal tussle between the Turkish government and Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) is the PKK. The government considers the outfit as a terrorist group and has requested the microblogging site to delete all propaganda tweets.
Protesting against the government action and imposition of fine, Twitter spokesperson reported that the US-based social networking site had filed before courts.
Toughened Stance
The Government of Turkey has become increasingly tough in the way it handles social media. The policies especially with respect to terrorist groups’ propaganda have become stricter, with newly appointed President Tayyip Erdoga. It was for the first time that such a strong case was made against a social media player as Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) by the Turkish government. Earlier the site was banned several times for brief periods. Twitter’s refusal to remove controversial political comments from the platform had led to such bans.
Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) wants legal relief from the fine and has argued that the fine is against the essence of the law. In a move to curtail inaction by the likes of social media players like Twitter Inc., the government has amended legislation for quicker bans to be imposed.
