Meta announced that it is shutting down its Twitter-like platform, Threads, in Turkey for a temporary period. The parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp says that this is being done to comply with the country’s Rekabet Kurumu, or Turkish Competition Authority (TCA).
“The TCA recently issued an interim order prohibiting the sharing of data between Threads and Instagram. We disagree with the interim order, we believe we are in compliance with all Turkish legal requirements, and we will appeal. The TCA’s interim order leaves us with no choice but to temporarily shut down Threads in Türkiye. We will continue to constructively engage with the TCA and hope to bring Threads back to people in Türkiye as quickly as possible.”
Meta assures its users that the temporary shutdown will not impact any other services under its umbrella. “To comply with an interim order of the Rekabet Kurumu/Turkish Competition Authority (TCA), we will shut down Threads in Türkiye from Monday 29 April. We know this will be very disappointing for the many people in Türkiye who engage on Threads with their community.”
