Tests show Twitter has lifted restrictions on Kremlin-linked accounts, including Putin's, with some appearing in For You feeds, reversing an April 2022 policy
Elon Musk's social media site lifts restrictions on Kremlin-linked tweets — Twitter has removed restrictions on Kremlin-linked accounts …
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Discussion
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@EugeneMcParland@mastodon.ie
Eugene McParland
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It is reported that #Twitter has removed search restrictions on russian President putin's official account, as well as russia's Foreign Ministry, and russian Embassy in London accounts. …
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@pourteaux
Dennis
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Out: Subst*ck In: Putin https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ ...
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@pleizar
@pleizar
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The government cannot put a classified payload on a spacex rocket ever again, I hope they realize this https://twitter.com/...
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@pbump
Philip Bump
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https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@paulachertok
@paulachertok
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WTAF is wrong with @ElonMusk https://twitter.com/...
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@info_rosalie
@info_rosalie
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As they say on this platform: Concerning. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ ...
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@oalexanderdk
Oliver Alexander
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While Elon has been busy blocking and limiting engagement on Tweets that link to “the website”, Twitter has also decided to remove the restrictions placed on the Kremlin's Twitter accounts last year. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ ...
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@politicussarah
Sarah Reese Jones
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A pattern of behavior. Elon Musk's social media site lifts restrictions on Kremlin-linked tweets https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ ...
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@warbirdusa
@warbirdusa
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Maybe the military trusting Elon musk and starlink for national defense isn't a good idea lol https://twitter.com/...
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@denestorteli
@denestorteli
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The Telegraph reported that Twitter has removed search restrictions on Russian President Vladimir Putin's official account, as well as Russia's Foreign Ministry, and Russian Embassy in London accounts. #StandWithUkraine https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ ... https://twitter.com/...
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@auspolmate
@auspolmate
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The official Russian Twitter accounts have been given full reach again. (No longer restricted to only being seen in Russia). Including @KremlinRussia_E President of Russia account. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ ... https://twitter.com/...
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@donmoyn
Don Moynihan
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In the last week or so Musk: *de-verified the NY Times *tagged NPR as state media *blocked the main source of citizen journalism he once said he championed *green light to Russian propaganda he once promised to constrain after Ukraine invasion https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ ... htt…
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@rvawonk
Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D
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“Twitter has removed restrictions on Kremlin-linked accounts... [This] comes after it emerged that Twitter was no longer limiting the reach of Russian state media organisations.” Once again: Twitter is a national security threat. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ ...
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@politicussarah
Sarah Reese Jones
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“Russian government tweets appeared in Twitter's algorithmically-driven “For You” feed for a newly created account, even when it did not follow them.” https://twitter.com/...