Overview

• Meta will temporarily close its Threads platform in Turkey starting April 29 due to a temporary injunction issued by the Turkish Competition Authority.
• The injunction targets Meta's practice of linking user data between Threads and Instagram without user consent, citing abuse of market dominance.
• Previous fines include a $18.6 million penalty in 2022 for similar data-sharing practices across Meta's platforms.
• Meta plans to appeal the decision but will comply by either deleting or deactivating Turkish users' Threads profiles in the interim.
• The shutdown does not affect other Meta platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp in Turkey.