Russia threatens to ban Twitter in 30 days. All you need to know

Zeina Shahla, a Syrian journalist, checks her twitter at a cafe in the capital Damascus on March 1, 2021. – Virtual platforms like Netflix and Zoom have emerged as lifelines for a pandemic-hit world forced indoors, but in sanctioned Syria where both websites are blocked, people feel increasingly disconnected. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)(AFP) The agency’s action against the platform comes in the backdrop of tensions with western social media with regard to allegations of ‘discrimination against Russia. By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Deepali Sharma, Hindustan Times, New Delhi UPDATED ON MAR 19, 2021 10:11 AM IST Russia has threatened to block the microblogging site Twitter within a month if the social media platform doesn’t take steps to remove banned content from its platform, it saidHere are the key points:> Russia’s state communications watchdog, Roskomnadzor, last week said it was slowing down uploading speed of photos and videos on Twitter over its alleged failure to remove content around drugs and child pornography as well as suicide among children.> The agency’s action against the platform comes in the backdrop of tensions with western social media with regard to allegations of ‘discrimination against Russia. President Vladimir Putin on new year’s eve…
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