Russia restricts access to Twitter across multiple providers within the country, Twitter metrics confirmed. NetBlocks This saturday.
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The restrictions have been in place since Saturday morning across multiple providers and come as Russian and platform authorities clash over the social network’s rules regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. However, it is possible to circumvent use with VPN services, which helps users get around online censorship.
In addition, the Russian communications watchdog ordered the media to remove from their content any reference to civilians killed in the conflict in Ukraine and vetoed the terms “invasion”, “offensive” or “declaration of war”.
“We emphasize that only official Russian sources have current and reliable information,” the regulator said. Roskomnadzor in a statement, at a time when Moscow describes the intervention in Ukraine as a “special operation” aimed at “keeping the peace”.
Vladimir Putin, president of the Russian Federation, wants to censor social networks for the invasion of Ukraine. (Photo: archive/Soy502)
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Also with Facebook
Facebook’s parent company, Meta, said that last Friday Russia applied restrictions to this and other company social networks after the platform refused to stop verifying information, AFP reported.
On Friday, the Russian communications regulator announced it was “limiting access” to Facebook, which it accuses of censoring and imposing restrictions on four Russian media outlets, coinciding with the Russian military’s invasion of Ukraine.
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