A quick reminder: In 2020, Twitter started marking media accounts controlled by governments, particularly China and Russia, with a special tag that indicates to users that the account is government owned or government funded and controlled. Such pages are blocked in search and restricted in news feeds. But everything changed on April 6, 2023, when users again noticed tweets from Russian propaganda publications, Putin’s official page, the Russian Foreign Ministry, and the Russian Embassy in the UK.

Twitter in Russia

If the social network is now aimed at neutrality, it is necessary to maintain a dialogue with it and continue to work within the framework of the legislation of the Russian Federation,
– says the Russian vice.

He noted that the social network has regained access to the accounts of Russian government agencies, and has also put the label “government-related accounts” for many American and British media outlets.

• In Russia, Twitter was blocked “for spreading illegal information” on February 24, 2022, at the request of the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office.
• The actual blocking of the social network began in early March of the same year.
• Since March 10, 2021, Twitter has been “slowing down” in Russia.

However, the ban did not prevent Russian users and bots from freely using the social network and making propaganda all this time. Unblocking the service won’t change the situation for Twitter in Russia in any way, but it’s a very loud signal about the dangerous path Elon Musk has chosen: if Russia lifts sanctions against someone or says something good, it can’t mean anything good about it. company, service or person.