Woman Arrested in Turkey After Criticizing State Instagram Ban

Woman Arrested in Turkey After Criticizing State Instagram Ban
Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to a screen projection of the Instagram logo in this illustration taken on March 28, 2018. Dado Ruvic/Reuters
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Turkish authorities have detained a woman who, during a street interview, criticized a government ban on the social media platform Instagram.

The woman, identified only as “Dilbura Y.,” was detained by police in the city of Izmir, Turkey, on Aug. 12, according to prominent Turkish daily newspaper Cumhuriyet.