06:58 AM EDT, 08/12/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Turkey lifted the ban on Meta's(META) social media platform Instagram on Saturday after the platform agreed to address the government's concerns.

Turkey blocked access to the social media platform on Aug. 2 citing non-compliance with local laws and sensitivities, including issues related to posts about the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas leader.

"As a result of our negotiations with Instagram officials, we will lift the access block...after they promised to work together to meet our demands regarding catalog crimes and on censorship imposed on users", Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said in a post on X.

Meta did not immediately respond to MT Newswires' request for comment.

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