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Russia’s state communications regulator on Monday has accused Twitter of maliciously violating Russian law by failing to draw down thousands of tweets containing banned info.

Based on Roskomnadzor, Twitter hasn’t deleted 2,862 posts out of the over 28,000 requests for removal the agency has sent after 2017. This includes 2,336 posts associated with suicide, 352 posts that contain pornographic pictures of minors as well as 174 posts with info about drug manufacture as well as use, the agency said.

Roskomnadzor’s statement comes after Twitter  blocked  100 accounts associated with Russian government-linked users last month. 

The social network said 69 of the blocked accounts “amplified narratives that were aligned with the Russian government” as well as “undermining faith in the NATO alliance and its stability.” Another 31 accounts were linked to the Internet Research Agency, which the U.S. accuses of carrying out an online campaign aimed at influencing its 2016 presidential election, Twitter said.

In turn, Roskomnadzor had demanded that Twitter provide a list of the blocked accounts as well as evidence of their connection with Russian government agencies. 

In mid-February, Twitter also  blocked  the account of the Russian Arms Control Delegation in Vienna, a move it later reversed.

Under Russian law, social media networks face administrative fines ranging from 800,000 to 8 million rubles for failing to delete banned information. The fine is increased to one-fifth of the company’s total annual revenue for repeat offenses.

Russia has ramped up its rhetoric against foreign social media corporations in recent months as the opposition has been eager to use the increasingly popular platforms to call for anti-government demonstrations

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