Published February 09,2023
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Ankara is “grateful” for Twitter’s help to the nation’s disinformation efforts within the wake of lethal earthquakes that hit Türkiye’s southern area, the nation’s communication director Fahrettin Altun mentioned Thursday.
“The Turkish authorities had a productive meeting with Twitter yesterday. We are grateful for Twitter’s cooperation and pledge to support Türkiye’s efforts to combat disinformation,” Altun mentioned on Twitter.
His remarks got here a day after Türkiye reminded Twitter about its obligations towards disinformation, false stories, faux help campaigns, faux accounts and sharing incorrect data on the social media platform.
“Disinformation is humanity’s common enemy and a grave threat to democracy, social peace, and national security. We look forward to working more closely with Twitter over the next few days and weeks,” Altun mentioned.
Previously, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan emphasised the necessity to battle in opposition to provocateurs who use disinformation to create confusion and misery among the many individuals.
At least 12,873 individuals had been killed and 62,937 others had been injured by two robust earthquakes which jolted southern Türkiye on Monday.
The magnitude 7.7 and seven.6 earthquakes, centered within the Kahramanmaras province, affected greater than 13 million individuals throughout 10 provinces, together with Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, and Sanliurfa.
Several international locations within the area, together with Syria and Lebanon, felt robust tremors that struck Türkiye within the area of lower than 10 hours.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
