Russia slows Twitter over ‘illegal’ posts in tech standoff
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Russia said on Wednesday it was disrupting Twitter’s services because the platform had failed to remove “illegal” content, the latest in a series of moves exerting control over foreign tech giants.
In recent months, the Kremlin has been clamping down on sites including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for hosting content supporting jailed opposition politician Alexei Navalny.
Roskomnadzor, Russia’s media watchdog, said the disruption aimed to “protect Russian citizens” after Twitter failed to comply with its requests to delete content related to child pornography, drug use and calls for minors to commit suicide.