Description

Slowing of Twitter internet speed due to insufficient content moderation

The Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) throttles Twitter`s internet speed due to failure to comply with content moderation requirement. The agency reserves further action …

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

Complete timeline of this policy change

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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…