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Punishment is not the solution to the problem of false information

There has been a significant increase in the number of laws aimed at preventing disinformation proposed or implemented in different countries since 2015. The increase in the use of social media platforms for news and information, the platforms’ algorithms spreading false information, anonymity overtaking accountability, and internet-specific propaganda methods such as bots and trolls illustrate […]

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Turkey: Broadcast regulator fines three channels over earthquake coverage

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, journalists, and media executives for press freedom, condemns the decision by Turkey’s broadcast regulator to fine three broadcasters over their critical coverage of the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria that left 41,000 dead and hundreds of thousands displaced. Turkish authorities must stop punishing independent […]

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Turkey must allow independent media coverage of tragic earthquake aftermath

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network for independent journalism, calls on Turkish authorities to allow independent media coverage of this week’s destructive earthquakes following several reports of the arrests of journalists covering the aftermath as well as threats against independent reporting by government officials. IPI also calls on Turkey to lift all restrictions […]

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IPI monitoring: At least 227 journalists faced trial in Turkey in 2022

The judicial harassment of journalists in Turkey continued in 2022. Over the course of the year, 227 journalists faced trial and at least 53 of them were sentenced to prison or fined, according to International Press Institute (IPI) data. Meanwhile, the cycle of never-ending harassment moves into 2023 with seventy-eight percent of open cases adjourned […]

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