NEWSLETTER-2020-metin

415 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW advertisement of the Social Network Provider and, in this context, establishing new contracts and transferring money will be prohibited, as well; • The internet traffic bandwidth of the Social Network Pro- vider, who still has not appointed a representative within 3 months from the date of the decision to ban the advertise- ment, may be reduced by 50% upon an application to the criminal judge of peace; and • The internet traffic bandwidth of the Social Network Provi- der, who still has not appointed a representative within 30 days following the reduction decision, may be reduced by 90% upon application to the criminal judge of peace. Furthermore, only one-fourth of the administrative fines imposed on the Social Network Provider who fulfills the obligation to appoint a representative at any stage shall be collected, if a ban of advertisement is imposed, the ban will be abolished and the judicial decisions, if any, shall be automatically rendered null and void. Sanction In Case of Violation of the Obligation to Respond to the Applications The Social Network Provider who fails to fulfill this obligation shall have imposed upon it a TL 5,000.000 administrative fine. Sanction In Case of Violation of the Obligation to Report The Social Network Provider who fails to fulfill this obligation shall be fined a TL 10,000.000 administrative fine. Sanction In Case of Violation of the Obligation to Block Access and/or Remove the Content The Social Network Providers established abroad with more than one million daily accesses, i) shall be fined fifty thousand days of a judicial fine in the event of failure to comply with the decision of protection measure to block access and/or remove the content, ii) shall have an administrative fine imposed upon it of TL 1,000,000 in

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