内容摘要：Elias Fernandez and his son Juan look out a train window as they commute home after a day of begging and collecting recyclables items to sell, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Elias Fernandez and his son Juan look out a train window as they commute home after a day of begging and collecting recyclables items to sell, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government has been trying toafter widespread protests erupted following the

, who’s a key rival.“We pushed back on requests from the Turkish government to restrict content that is clearly in the public interest, and have been fined by them as a consequence,” the company said in a statement.The social media company did not disclose the size of the fine, except to say it was “substantial” and did not provide any more details about the content in question. The Associated Press has approached the Turkish government for comment.

“Government requests to restrict speech online alongside threats to shut down online services are severe and have a chilling effect on people’s ability to express themselves,” Meta said.In recent years the Turkish government has increasingly sought to bring social media companies under its control. When protests erupted following the March 19 arrest of opposition Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, many social media platforms such as X, Instagram and Facebook were blocked.

More than 700 individual X accounts, including those belonging to journalists, media outlets, civil society organizations and student groups, were blocked, according to the Media and Law Studies Association. X said it would object.

Dozens have been arrested for social media posts deemed to be supporting the protests.Under that program, asylum seekers would be flown to Rwanda, which would decide whether to grant asylum there.

Under the “return hubs” Starmer is discussing, migrants whose asylum claims are rejected by the U.K. would be sent to a third country to await deportation. A spokesperson for Starmer said the goal is to prevent failed asylum seekers from using stall tactics, such as starting a family in Britain, to prevent being sent back.Migration expert Meghan Benton said there’s a lot of confusion between the different programs set out by the U.K. and other European countries. “There’s a lot of legal and moral differences between them,” Benton, who leads Global Programs at the Migration Policy Institute think tank, said. While the Rwanda deal shifted the U.K.'s responsibility for asylum to a third country, Starmer’s proposal involves people who have exhausted their asylum claims, Benton explained.

Several European countries, including the Netherlands and Sweden, are looking to do the same, Benton added. The “return hubs” concept has also been supported by theas a way to deter irregular migration.