(with Emre Kızılkaya) The role of big tech in Turkey’s news ecosystem - a podcast by International Press Institute

Host: Cansu Çamlıbel | Guest: Emre Kızılkaya

In this second episode, Çamlıbel and Kızılkaya dive in particular into the role of Google in supporting pro-government media in Turkey via Google ads and search algorithms. The episode touches on key aspects on Google's policy in Turkey as seen through Kızılkaya's research including:

• The role and importance of big tech companies for Turkish readers’ access to the news


• Google’s role in today’s news ecosystem and passive support in the spread of hate speech and disinformation in Turkey


• Google’s varying implementation in different countries of its international standards (e.g., Infowars in the U.S. vs. disinformation sites in Turkey)


• Why pro-govt media companies are Google’s biggest customers in Turkey


• Google’s problematic algorithm in Turkish

This content was produced with the financial support of the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of IPI and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.

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