Russia: Roskomnadzor letter to TikTok regarding removal of content from RIA Novosti account
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Roskomnadzor sends letter to TikTok demanding explanations for removal of content from RIA Novosti account
On 4 March 2022, the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media of Russia, Roskomnadzor, sent a letter to the social network TikTok demanding it to provide explanations regarding its decision to delete c…
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