Turkey
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Turkey Bans Social Media for Under-15s. The Global Wave Just Got Bigger.
A school shooting triggered the law. Erdogan's political agenda is sustaining it. The question is whether any country that bans children from social media is actually protecting them or just building surveillance infrastructure with parental consent.
The Kids App Ban That Big Tech Will Actually Win
Norway and Turkey both moved today to block children from social media. The courts found Meta liable last month. The laws will pass. The platforms will comply on paper and change almost nothing.
Ukraine Wants a Four-Way Summit. Russia Says Negotiations Are Not a Priority.
Ukraine's foreign minister proposed a Zelenskyy-Putin meeting in Turkey with Trump and Erdogan present. Russia's Lavrov responded that talks are 'not a top priority' at the Antalya forum where both were speaking.
Zelenskyy Said Yes. Putin Said Nothing.
Ukraine publicly offered a four-way summit in Istanbul with Russia, Turkey, and the US. Russia's foreign minister said there are no concrete proposals on the table. Both statements are true, and the gap between them is where this war continues.
Putin Wants to Talk. Ukraine Has Heard This Before.
Russia is proposing direct negotiations in Istanbul on May 15 with no preconditions. The last time that happened, Kyiv drafted a deal and then dropped it under Western pressure. Putin is betting the circumstances are different now.