On Wednesday, Roskomnadzor said it began slowing down the US social media giant’s work in Russia, saying Twitter failed to comply with its requests to delete content related to child pornography, drug use and calls for minors to commit suicide.
«As of March 11, 2021, more than 3,100 publications containing banned information have not been deleted,» Roskomnadzor said in a statement on Thursday.
Russia’s telecommunications watchdog said Thursday that Twitter had still not deleted more than 3,000 posts containing illegal content after Moscow began disrupting Twitter’s services in the country.
«There has not been a response to a Roskomnadzor request to delete banned materials containing child pornography, pro-drug and suicide content.»
The communications watchdog reiterated that the measures only affect posts with photos, videos and graphics.
«The owners of the social media network should bring its work in Russia into compliance with our country’s legislation,» Roskomnadzor added.
Late Wednesday, Twitter denounced Russia’s attempts to «block and throttle online public conversation.»
The media giant said it had a «zero-tolerance» policy regarding «child sexual exploitation» and did not promote suicide and self-harm.
In recent months, the Kremlin has been clamping down on online platforms including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for hosting content that included calls for protests in support of jailed opposition politician Alexei Navalny.
President Vladimir Putin has warned against the increasing influence of large tech companies, saying they are «competing» with sovereign states.
Chief speaks at funeral for Nebraska teen shot in Oklahoma
An Oklahoma police chief who spoke at the funeral of a 17-year-old Nebraska girl who died in a shootout with four of his officers said he has learned a powerful lesson about forgiveness after the girl’s father invited him to the service.
Chief Johnny Teehee of Muskogee, Oklahoma, spoke Wednesday in Blair Nebraska, at the funeral of 17-year-old Farrah Rauch.
She was shot to death in Muskogee on Feb. 28 after she fired at offices while running from an attempted carjacking, police said. Her 17-year-old boyfriend shot himself at the scene.
Four officers were placed on administrative leave during the investigation into the shooting.
Teehee said he had never been invited to speak at a victim’s funeral in his 35-year law enforcement career.
Rauch also invited the four officers to the funeral, but Teehee said they “didn’t think they were ready to do this.”
He said Tuesday he invited the officers because they “were doing their jobs, they’re in pain and they had no idea that they were even teens,” The Omaha World-Herald reported.
“What is the message that we can take from this young life, that we can carry on from this point on and revert back to that?” Teehee asked. “To me that message is forgiveness.”
Steven Rauch told those attending the funeral that his daughter touched many people but was in a “dark cycle” when she was shot.
