Also, the appeal was signed by lawmakers from other groups. Of the initiators, New People signed 14 people, from United Russia – 1, from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation – 2, from the Liberal Democratic Party – 3, from Fair Russia – For Truth – 2.
Lawmakers recognize the fairness of blocking the social network in 2022, but according to their position, Twitter has changed its content moderation policies and its policy has “changed significantly”. The social network is also said to remove bots that spread misinformation. In addition, the company has established a policy against violence, harassment and terrorism.
The appeal also highlights that after the company’s acquisition by Elon Musk, the social network “stopped discriminating against Russian government agencies and journalists.”
“If the policy of the social network is aimed at neutrality in terms of the dissemination of information, then State Duma deputies consider it right and justified to continue a fruitful dialogue with Twitter’s leadership and use the platform to communicate Russia’s position to Western audiences. , including government departments,” write the appeal writers.
Source: Ferra
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