President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan slammed online platforms on Monday after Turkey blocked access to Instagram, saying they practice “digital fascism” and likened their behaviour to that of the Mafia when defending their interests. Erdoğan made the remarks at an event for his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Ankara. “We are confronted with a digital fascism that does not even tolerate photos of Palestinian martyrs and immediately blocks them and sells this as freedom,” he said. Erdoğan accused the platforms of complying with regulations in Europe and the United States but not respecti…