Law No. 5651, known as the Internet Act (IA), was enacted on 4 May 2007.[6] The purpose of this law has been described by the PTC as follows: "There are 2 reasons for the law to be brought out. The first reason; determining the liability and the responsibility of collective use providers, access providers, location providers and content providers which are the main actors of the Internet. The other reason is to determine the procedures and fundamentals related to the specific crimes committed over the Internet and fighting these through content, location and access providers."[7] More recently, the law has been used to censor individuals, journalists and the media.[8] The European Council's Venice Commission has found the law to be particularly controversial.[9]