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General Category => World News => Topic started by: thackney on March 16, 2021, 09:20:20 pm
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Russia Threatens to Block Twitter
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/russia-twitter-possible-ban/2021/03/16/id/1014017/
16 March 2021
Russian authorities said Tuesday they would block Twitter in a month if it doesn't take steps to remove banned content, a move that escalates the Russian government’s drawn-out standoff with social media platforms that have played a major role in amplifying dissent in Russia.
Russia's state communications watchdog, Roskomnadzor, last week announced it was slowing down the speed of uploading photos and videos to Twitter over its alleged failure to remove content encouraging suicide among children and information about drugs and child pornography.
The agency said Twitter has failed to remove more than 3,000 posts with banned content, including more than 2,500 posts encouraging suicide among minors. The platform responded by emphasizing its policy of zero tolerance for child sexual exploitation, promotion of suicide, and drug sales.
On Tuesday, deputy chief of Roskomnadzor Vadim Subbotin argued that Twitter still wasn't complying with the demands of the Russian authorities....
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That's Russia being Russia.
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Russia has a problem with Russians saying Trump won the election, too?
That's the only kind of banned content that matters.
Other than that, since Twitter is a friend to tyrants, I can't imagine why Twitter wouldn't rush to help Putin.
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I hope they do it. At this point, I'm rooting for anything and everything that hurts those jackasses at Twitter, FaceBook, and Google/Youtube.