Public Officials Banned From Earning Income From Social Media: Academics Are Removing Their Videos.
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The Council of Higher Education (YÖK) banned public sector academics from creating content on digital platforms, deeming it "tradesmanship." Following this, many academics suspended their YouTube channels. In an era of widespread misinformation, this decision to sever the flow of accurate and reliable information between universities and society has sparked debate.
BOLD – The path for civil servants working in public institutions and academics in universities to earn income by creating content on YouTube, social media, websites, and mobile applications has been blocked. The ban is based on the "prohibition of engaging in trade and profit-generating activities" provision of the Civil Servants Law No. 657. With the official letter sent by the Presidential General Secretariat to the Council of Higher Educatio…
Public employees and university academics are prohibited from generating income by creating content on YouTube, social media, websites, and mobile applications.
The letter sent by the Presidential General Secretariat to the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) alleges that civil servants and academics are prohibited from earning income by creating content on YouTube, social media, websites, and mobile applications...
The recognition of digital content production as “commercial gain” has moved the stones in academia. Following the official communiqué, a large number of academics stopped their publications and locked their channels. Here are the details of the decision that split the world of science in two...
The Presidential Secretariat, in a letter sent to the Council of Higher Education (YÖK), prohibited civil servants and academics from earning income by creating content on YouTube, social media, websites, and mobile applications. The decision was based on Article 28 of the Civil Servants Law No. 657.
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