Twitter suspends @DarthPutinKGB account mocking Vladimir Putin
Apparently, Russia gets to determine free speech on Twitter now by getting parody accounts suspended. I can understand, though not agree with blocking that user in Russia, but getting the account and others suspended is not a good precedent. Where does the line get drawn? "When asked to comment on the ban, Twitter sent a link to its conditions for parody accounts. According to those conditions, the account’s biography “should indicate that the user is not affiliated with the account subject by stating a word such as ‘parody,’ ‘fake,’ ‘fan,’ or ‘commentary,’ and be done so in a way that would be understood by the intended audience.” The bio on @DarthPutinKGB read: “146% of Russians didn’t elect me. You don’t visit Russia, I visit you. I serve tea to those that call this parody. Tweets made topless signed vvp.”"
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