Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) intends to introduce a licensing requirement for content creators who publish news on YouTube, council chairman Ebubekir Sahin said, Hürriyet Daily News writes on September 2.
According to him, RTÜK has not interfered with any YouTube content to date. “However, all broadcasts, except personal ones, are under the supervision of RTÜK. New digital platforms must comply with Turkish law. They will be required to obtain a license.”Shahin noted.
He added that while Turkish authorities cannot require a license from those publishing news on YouTube, because negotiations with the platform’s owners are still ongoing, RTÜK is awaiting a response.
“Licenses will be reasonably priced and valid for ten years.”– said the head of the radio and television council.
Sahin also announced plans to bring in more experts to oversee YouTube content, noting that artificial intelligence will also be used in this work.
He also announced the upcoming introduction of rules for published street interviews: they must reflect reality and not just a part of it. “Some channels present the opinions of only a part of the public, as if they represented the general opinion”Sahin said and called on the citizens of Türkiye “be careful when expressing your opinions”.
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