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Russia restricts Twitter access over 'illegal' content
Russia restricts Twitter access over 'illegal' content
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Russia's media regulator says it will block Twitter if it does not remove 'illegal' content. The measures will only apply to images and video, not text. The regulator cites 2,569 cases of users inciting minors to commit suicide and 149 cases of child pornography.

In December, the Russian Parliament's lower house passed two bills that would give the state greater power to punish Facebook and Twitter companies.

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Jack Dorsey to sell his first tweet as an NFT
Jack Dorsey to sell his first tweet as an NFT
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is selling his first tweet as an NFT – a nonfungible cryptographic token. As of Saturday, 3 am PT, the highest bid stands at $500000.