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A new Turkish law reorganizes digital authority under the presidency, a structural change that critics say could produce what they describe as "absolute digital obedience" from technology companies operating in the country.
Digital authority, in brief, is the legal power to set the rules that online platforms must follow and to determine what happens to those that do not.
Social media companies and gaming platforms are both named within the law's scope. The mechanics of concentrated power Moving regulatory authority to the presidency creates a specific structural shift.
When oversight sits with a separate agency, there is a layer of institutional distance between the executive's wishes and the enforcement decision.
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