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414 NEWSLETTER 2020 will be held liable for compensation for any damages incurred. Fur- thermore, for the exercise of this legal liability, there is no requirement for the provider to be held liable or to be sued (Additional Article 4/8 of the Internet Law). Sanctions to Be Applied for Violations of the Obligations Through the amendment of Law No. 7253, the scale of sanctions envisaged in the Internet Law, which was between TL 10,000 – TL 100,000 to be applied in the event of violations of the obligations has been augmented to between TL 100,000 – TL 1,000,000 (Article 5/6 of the Internet Law). Moreover, through the new concept of the Social Network Provider, new sanctions have been foreseen in the event of violations of some the newly-introduced obligations. Sanctions in the event of Violation of the Obligation to Appoint a Representative For a Social Network Provider who violates the obligation to appoint a representative, a gradually increasing sanction system is envisaged until the obligation is fulfilled (Additional Article 4/2 of the Internet Law). Accordingly: • The Social Network Provider, who does not fulfill the obliga- tion to appoint a representative, is notified by the Institution, firstly; • An administrative fine of TL 10,000,000 is imposed on the Social Network Provider who fails to appoint a representati- ve within 30 days after notification; • The Social Network Provider, who still fails to appoint a rep- resentative within 30 days following the notification of the administrative fine, will be fined an additional TL30,000,000 administrative fine; • Within 30 days following the notification of the second ad- ministrative fine, if the Social Network Provider still does not appoint a representative, the real or legal person taxpayers resident in Turkey shall be prohibited from making any new