According to the statement made by the Competition Authority today, X rival platform Threads is being re-launched in Turkey.
The latest statement made by the Competition Authority about the situation in Turkey of the platform, which has nearly 300 million users, is as follows: happened: “At the meeting of the Competition Board dated 23.11.2023, Article 6 of the Law on the Protection of Competition No. 4054 was held by connecting the application called Threads, made available by Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), with the Instagram application and combining some data between the Threads application and the Instagram application. 23-54/1031-M, an investigation was initiated against Meta pursuant to Article 41 of the same Law, upon the allegation that it violated the article It was decided with. A commitment text was submitted to the Authority on 30.10.2024 in order to eliminate concerns regarding the binding and data merging behavior that is the subject of the investigation by META. In the commitment text presented by META; From the date on which the Threads application will be re-launched in Turkey, both users whose accounts are currently suspended and new users will be able to use Threads by simply opening a Threads profile, without the need for an Instagram account, and unless such users choose to merge their accounts, their data obtained through Threads will be shared with Instagram. It has been stated that they will not be combined. At the Board meeting dated 23.11.2024; The commitments presented by META are accepted because they can be fulfilled in a short time and effectively implemented, and are capable of resolving the competition problems arising from META’s behavior, identified within the scope of the file, and commitments in the commitment text “It was decided with the number 24-45/1053-450 to terminate the ongoing investigation, making it binding in terms of META.”
At the meeting of the Competition Board dated 23.11.2023, by connecting the application called Threads, which was made available by Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), with the Instagram application and combining some data between the Threads application and the Instagram application,… pic.twitter.com/oOq40j0AaW
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In the statement made by the company regarding the platform’s ban in Türkiye, the following is stated: was given a place: “According to the decision of the Competition Authority (RK), the service will not be available to people in Turkey as of April 29, 2024. This; This means that people in Turkey cannot download the Threads application, access Threads from threads.net, create a profile or use their existing profiles.. If you have created a Threads profile and you are in Turkey, your profile will be frozen but not deleted.
When your profile is deactivated, your profile and its contents (e.g. posts, your interactions with other posts) will not be shown to you or other people on the platform. For now, you will not be able to reactivate your profile. Please note that this will not affect your Instagram account and your account’s data. Even if your profile is frozen, you can download a copy of your platform information at any time. You can also choose to delete your profile on the platform. Note: If you have created more than one profile, go to threads.net to manage your additional profiles. “We are working to bring the platform back to Turkey soon.”