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By Mert Ozkan and Jonathan Spicer ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s main opposition group said on Friday it would ask the top court to throw out new media legislation that would jail people for spreading “misinformation”, calling the measures unprecedented censorship. Parliament adopted the law late on Thursday after it was proposed by President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party (AKP), which says it aims to regulate online publications, protect the country and combat disinformation. The bill had drawn criticism from Turkey’s Western allies and rights groups who said its vague reference to “false or m…