tǔ ěr qí土耳其xīn新shè jiāo社交píng tái平台Next Sosyalyǐn fā引发zhēng yì争议
Turkey recently launched a new social platform called Next Sosyal.
This platform claims to be Turkey's first local social media, with no ads and no harassment.
Many people quickly registered on this platform.
However, some found out that Next Sosyal is actually built using an open-source software called Mastodon, and it was not completely developed by themselves.
The person in charge of Mastodon said they have contacted Next Sosyal, hoping they will follow the software usage rules, such as making their modified code public.
In the past, Turkey also had some projects claimed to be locally developed, but they actually used foreign open-source software.
Now, the person in charge of Next Sosyal says they will comply with the regulations.
This issue has sparked discussions about what truly counts as a local product.