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By Elizabeth Culliford
(Reuters) – Twitter (NYSE:) is being restricted for some customers in Russia, the social media firm stated in a tweet on Saturday.
On Friday, sooner or later after Russia invaded Ukraine, Moscow stated it was partially limiting entry to Meta Platforms Inc’s Fb (NASDAQ:), accusing it of “censoring” Russian media.
Twitter stated it was working to maintain its service protected and accessible. It didn’t instantly reply to a query on whether or not Russia had communicated with the corporate about any actions.
Web blockage observatory NetBlocks reported that Twitter had been restricted on main networks https:// A Reuters reporter in Moscow on Saturday stated the positioning was gradual and had difficulties sending tweets.
Russia has been attempting to exert tighter management over the web and large tech firms for years, in efforts that critics say threaten particular person and company freedom, and are a part of a wider crackdown towards outspoken opponents of the Kremlin.
Final 12 months, Moscow slowed down the pace of Twitter in a punitive transfer as a result of it stated the positioning was not eradicating unlawful content material.
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