
Turkey has banned Instagram following a row over the site's alleged crackdown on users sharing condolences for late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. The country's Information Technologies and Communication Authority (BTK) published the decision on its website on Friday, but gave no official reason for the ban. "Instagram.com has been blocked by the decision of the Information Technologies and Communication Authority dated 02/08/2024 and numbered 490.05.01.2024.-608983," the site said. Turkish officials have offered their condolences following Haniyeh's death, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declaring 2 August a national day of mourning....