These changes may seem small, but they are a sign of Netflix trying to get ahead of regulation it could soon face in Turkey.

Streaming services have previously been allowed to operate outside the country’s censorship rules, set by Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council. But in September, all streaming services had to apply for a license after rules came into force to regulate the internet and crack down on dissent.

Netflix, which has 1.5 million subscribers here, is the most prominent streaming service to apply.

If Netflix gets a license, it will have to comply with the council’s rules. These state that programming cannot be “contrary to the national and moral values of the society,” “encourage the use of addictive substances,” “glorify committing a crime,” “ be obscene ,” or even feature “slang and poor quality use” of the Turkish language.

The rules are open to interpretation. One screenwriter said they were so vague that they were impossible to second-guess. But the council has fined Turkish broadcasters for showing everything from excessive kissing to alcohol. In August, it fined a network for broadcasting an episode of “9-1-1,” the Fox police series, because it featured a gay couple kissing. That was “a relationship model contrary to our values” and harmed families, the ruling said.

Netflix, and other streaming platforms say that streaming is different from broadcast TV because it is behind a pay wall and all content has age ratings and warnings. If someone is exposed to, say, sex, it is because they chose to be. But some fear that will not be enough.