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Netflix yanks 'Designated Survivor' episode in Turkey over portrayal of fictional president

A Turkish regulator has ordered Netflix to remove an episode of "Designated Survivor" that paints an unflattering portrayal of a fictional Turkish president.
ANKARA, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 27:  A woman holds a remote control in front a TV screen displaying Netflix logo in Ankara, Turkey on November  27, 2018. (Photo by Ercin Top/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

The US streaming giant Netflix has bowed to Turkish regulators’ demands that it take down an episode of its show "Designated Survivor," ostensibly over its portrayal of a fictional Turkish president as a bullying and venal dictator.

Episode 7 of season two, titled “Family Ties,” will only be yanked in Turkey and continue to be available in the rest of the world. Variety, which broke the story, said that Netflix had complied with censors in different countries nine times before. 

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