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The platforms were accsible when the attack on the aerospace agency was still unfolding. Images from the agency's security camera footage widely circulated on social media.

The poll comes in the wake of last month’s ban on Instagram.

Several Kurdish journalists and a Kurdish-German politician were also targeted in the court order.

The court provided “national security” reasons for the decision.

The agency has changed its domain to continue its operations.

While the messages of senior government officials remain accessible, the platform removes similar messages from other users.

The initial disagreement between government officials and Meta reportedly arose over the definition of “terrorism.” Meanwhile, Meta had already removed or restricted nearly 2,500 posts as per Turkish authorities' requests in the first half of 2024.

The ban was enacted following the government’s criticism of the platform’s alleged censorship of condolences for killed Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.