Meta decided to shut down Threads in Turkey after the competition watchdog instructed it to de-link the platform with Instagram.
Yesterday, Meta announced that it has temporarily decided to shut down Threads in Turkey starting from April 29 to comply with an interim order of the Rekabet Kurumu/Turkish Competition Authority (TCA).
Meta also assured that this move will have no impact on the functioning of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp in the country. Also, Threads will continue to operate in all the other countries as usual.What Is This Interim Order against Meta?
Last month the TCA issued an interim order against Meta, asking it to stop sharing data between Instagram and Threads. Doing so allowed the company to abuse its dominant market position.
The report said that Meta has already been operating for many years and has a diverse user base. Naturally, it’s the go-to choice for most advertisers which leaves Meta’s competitors with very little business.
This has increased the barrier to enter the industry. So when Meta combines its services, it, in turn, increases its market dominance, making it harder for others to compete.
