Russia says Twitter is complying with demand to take away ‘banned content material’

MOSCOW: Russian state communications regulator Roskomnadzor stated on Friday that U.S. social community Twitter was complying with its demand to take away content material banned in Russia, however that it was nonetheless taking too lengthy to take action.

It stated Twitter had eliminated 60% of such content material since Moscow slowed the velocity of its service in March to press its demand, however that greater than 1,000 unlawful supplies remained accessible, down from greater than 3,000 earlier this yr.

Russia this month prolonged the punitive slowdown till May 15, whereas acknowledging that the U.S. social media firm had accelerated the deletion of content material.

Roskomnadzor stated it had recognized greater than 900 new circumstances of banned content material because the slowdown started on March 10.

It stated that on common Twitter was eradicating newly detected unlawful content material inside 81 hours of receiving a request. That continues to be for much longer than the 24 hours demanded in legislation.

Roskomnadzor says it needs Twitter to delete content material that accommodates baby pornography, drug abuse info or requires minors to commit suicide.

Twitter denies permitting its platform for use to advertise unlawful behaviour, says its has a zero-tolerance coverage for baby sexual exploitation, and prohibits the promotion of suicide or self-harm.

In an April 28 assembly, Roskomnadzor and Twitter agreed to determine a direct line of communication between the watchdog and Twitter’s moderation service.

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