{"id":198783,"date":"2021-03-10T20:04:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T17:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/russia-slows-down-twitter-speed-and-demands-removal-of-illegal-content\/"},"modified":"2021-03-10T20:04:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T17:04:00","slug":"russia-slows-down-twitter-speed-and-demands-removal-of-illegal-content","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/russia-slows-down-twitter-speed-and-demands-removal-of-illegal-content\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n  Russia slows down Twitter speed and demands removal of \u2018illegal\u2019 content"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4129885b53c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/russia-slows-down-twitter-speed-and-demands-removal-of-illegal-content\/#Russian_authorities_had_previously_accused_Twitter_of_harboring_posts_that_illegally_urged_children_to_take_part_in_anti-Kremlin_protests\" >Russian authorities had previously accused Twitter of harboring posts that illegally urged children to take part in anti-Kremlin protests<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/russia-slows-down-twitter-speed-and-demands-removal-of-illegal-content\/#Pierre_Briancon\" >Pierre Brian\u00e7on<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#<br \/>\n  Russia slows down <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> speed and demands removal of \u2018illegal\u2019 content<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Russian_authorities_had_previously_accused_Twitter_of_harboring_posts_that_illegally_urged_children_to_take_part_in_anti-Kremlin_protests\"><\/span>\n  Russian authorities had previously accused Twitter of harboring posts that illegally urged children to take part in anti-Kremlin protests<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000193951\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       The Russian government ordered on Wednesday a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-russia-twitter\/russia-slows-twitters-speed-after-protest-row-threatens-total-block-idUSKBN2B20ME?il=0\" class=\"icon none\">general slowdown of Twitter<\/a>\u2019s connection speed, after what it called \u201csystematic disregard of the requirement to remove content forbidden in Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul class=\"articleList\">\n<li>\n      The restrictions will affect \u201c100% of mobile devices and 50% of stationary devices,\u201d telecom regulator Roskomnadzor said <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/interfax.com\/newsroom\/top-stories\/71288\/\" class=\"icon none\">in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n      An official quoted by the Interfax <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> agency said the slowdown will concern video and pictures, not text. It will remain in place until Twitter<br \/>\n        TWTR,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/203180645\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-2.25%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       has removed the incriminated content.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n      If Twitter \u201ccontinues to disregard requirements of the law,\u201d the Russian regulator said further sanctions could be taken, up to blocking the service altogether.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n      Roskomnadzor alleges that, since 2017, Twitter has failed to remove content \u201cthat encourages minors to commit suicide, as well as child pornography and information about the use of narcotic drugs.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n      Russian authorities had previously accused Twitter of harboring posts that illegally urged children to take part in anti-Kremlin protests.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n      Twitter didn\u2019t immediately respond to requests for comment, Reuters indicated on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The outlook:<\/strong> The Russian regulator is only mentioning in its statement content that is also clearly banned in many other countries. But the warning may also worry the thousands of Russian users that have turned to the social network as one of the few conduits for free speech still available in the country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       <strong>From the archives (February 2021):<\/strong> U.S. and EU prepare new rounds of sanctions against Russia<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>      <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Pierre Brian\u00e7on\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pierre_Briancon\"><\/span>Pierre Brian\u00e7on<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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