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Russia blocking Twitter in an attempt to prevent further information about the occupation from circulating Ukraineaccording to a report by journalists within the country and by Netblocks, a company that monitors the internet by region.

Thus, it is not surprising that governments like the Russian try to maintain a strong control over the local media authorized to operate, broadcast and publish information.

And it is that social networks are a problem, at least for Russia at the moment, due to the free information that circulates on the Internet. The reaction, despite being questioned, seems not to surprise many in the midst of the conflict.

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“We can confirm the restriction of access to Twitter in Russia from the morning of Saturday, February 26, 2022. Local internet providers activated restrictions as a result of the blockages imposed by social media platforms on Russia, due to the conflict with Ukraine,” he said. Netblocks.

In a post on its social networks, the company showed how data traffic to the social network is being blocked. At the moment, one of the ways Russia has to bypass censorship measures is by using VPN services.