Russia, after Twitter slowdown, accuses US of using IT to engage in unfair competition

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Russia on Saturday accused the United States of using IT opportunities to engage in unfair competition and of social media platforms arbitrarily ...

Russia on Saturday accused the United States of using IT opportunities to engage in unfair competition and of social media platforms arbitrarily and indiscriminately censoring content.

Russia this week said it was slowing down the speed of Twitter in retaliation for what it described as a failure to remove banned content. It threatened to block the U.S. platform outright, a move which escalating a row between Moscow and U.S. social media firms.Twitter currently labels some Russian media"state-affiliated media", a move decried by Moscow. President Vladimir Putin signed laws in December handing Russia new powers to restrict U.S. social media giants.

 

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