Russia Threatens Twitter Suspension Over Alleged Banned Content: Reuters

Russia threatened to block Twitter Inc TWTR in a month unless it removed banned content, Reuters reports based on Russian news agencies.

• Last week, Moscow admittedly slowed down the Twitter speed in Russia in retaliation to the non-removal of banned content.
• Twitter expressed concerns regarding the Russian action’s impact on free speech and denied allegations over the promotion of illegal behavior by its platform leading to a possible ban by the Russian authorities.
• Russia has allowed Twitter to reverse the decision by banning content including child pornography, illegal drugs, and child suicide.
• Twitter already featured amongst the five social media platforms, including Alphabet Inc’s GOOGL GOOG Google, Facebook Inc FB, TikTok, and Telegram for not deleting content leading to children’s involvement in illegal anti-Kremlin protests.
• Russia’ recently accused the U.S. of exploiting IT opportunities for unfair competition and social media platforms of indiscriminate content censoring.
• Price action: TWTR shares traded higher by 0.93% at $70.93 on the last check Tuesday.