ICTA Publishes Procedures And Principles For Social Network Providers

As our readers might recall from our previous article, the Law no. 5651, also known as the "Internet Law", was recently amended by the Law no. 7253 ("Amending Law"). The Amending Law introduced significant revisions to the Internet Law, most of which have entered into force as of 31 July 2020. However, amendments regulating the obligations of Foreign Social Network Providers including those requiring designation of a representative were due to enter into force on 1 October 2020.

The obligations of Foreign Social Network Providers have now entered into force as of 1 October 2020. In parallel with this, the decision of the Information and Communication Technologies Authority ("ICTA") introducing the "Procedures and Principles for Social Network Providers" ("Procedures and Principles") was published in the Official Gazette dated 2 October 2020. The Procedures and Principles determines and clarifies the obligations of social network providers and sets out the