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Russia: Roskomnadzor decision not to ban Twitter

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Roskomnadzor decision not to ban Twitter

On 17 May 2021, the Russian telecom regulator Roskomnadzor decided that Twitter is not to be banned after Twitter's deadline to remove illegal content expired on 15 May 2021. On 10 March 2021, the regulator slowed down twitter and also threatened to ban Twitter if it did not comply with the take-down orders. Still, the down-throttling of Twitter is set to continue.

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Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2021-03-10
in force

The Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Med…

2021-05-17
adopted

On 17 May 2021, the Russian telecom regulator Roskomnadzor decided that Twitter is not to be banned…

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Regulated subjects

The businesses, government agencies or individuals affected by this policy or regulatory change.
producer / supplier
1
Type Private organisation
Economic activity platform intermediary: user-generated content
Category Firm-specific

Policy change by business practice

The detailed activities within the scope of this policy or regulatory change.
user content: any format: hosting: display

Policy change by business practice

The detailed activities within the scope of this policy or regulatory change.

user content: any format: hosting: display

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