Roskomnadzor, the Russian telecommunications regulator, today threatened to block the social network Twitter in Russia within a month if the company does not take concrete measures to eliminate banned content in the country.
After Moscow moved forward with the slowdown for Twitter on Russian soil, the social network said it was concerned about the “impact of Russian action on freedom of expression” and denied that it had allowed its platform to be used to “promote illegal behavior”.
Russia gave Twitter a month to remove content that the Kremlin considers "banned", under penalty of blocking the social network in the country. The Russian government has already slowed Twitter in the territory, a measure of retaliation after Twitter did not remove a specific list of "banned content" from the platform, according to "Reuters".
After Moscow moved forward with the slowdown for Twitter on Russian soil, the social network said it was concerned about the “impact of Russian action on freedom of expression” and denied that it had allowed its platform to be used to “promote illegal behavior ”.
Vadim Subbotin, vice president of Roskomnadzor - the body that oversees Russian telecommunications, said that Twitter “is not responding to our requests as it should. If the situation continues, it will be blocked in a month without a court order ”.
Still, Subbotin warned that Twitter could still avoid being blocked if it takes steps to exclude banned content, which Moscow says includes child pornography, material on illegal drugs and child suicide.
The US platform was already under pressure in Russia after it was named in early March as one of five social media platforms being sued for allegedly removing publications that appeal to children to participate in illegal protests against the Kremlin.
The agency's deputy director, Vadim Subbotin, told the news agency TASS that Roskomnadzor gave "a month to Twitter to observe how it reacts to its order to eliminate publications and links prohibited by Russian law".
"Then, we will make the appropriate decisions depending on the measures taken by the administration of the social network," he said, quoted by Agência Lusa.
"If it does not comply with the requirements of Roskomnadzor, the requirements of Russian law, we consider the option of blocking the service on Russian territory," he specified.
Last Wednesday, the regulatory body had already warned about this measure, but first opted to delay the publication of photos and videos of the social network in Russia due to the "systematic non-compliance" of the Russian legislation by Twitter.
According to Roskomnadzor, Twitter today registers 3,168 entries with prohibited information, including 2,569 with inciting minors to commit suicide, 450 with child pornography and 149 on drug use.
In its response to Russia, Twitter said it "maintains its commitment to promoting an open internet across the globe", and said it was "deeply concerned by the increasing attempts to block and limit public online conversation".
The American company called the decision of the Russian regulator "wide and indiscriminate" and, implicitly, rejected Roskomnadzor's argument, pointing out that it maintains a "zero tolerance" policy towards the sexual exploitation of minors.
"It goes against Twitter's rules to promote, extol or encourage suicide and self-harm, and we do not allow the use of Twitter for any type of illegal behavior or to contribute to activities such as buying and selling drugs," the company responded. based in San Francisco, California.
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