MOSCOW: Anton Gorelkin, deputy head of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, suggested looking into the possibility of unblocking...
MOSCOW: Anton Gorelkin, deputy head of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, suggested looking into the possibility of unblocking Twitter in Russia after the social network reinstated the accounts of a number of Russian state agencies.
On Friday, Twitter once again restored the accounts of the Kremlin, the Russian Foreign Ministry, the Defense Ministry and other ministries, as well as Russian embassies abroad.
"As for lifting restrictions on government agencies, many of them are in no hurry to reactivate their accounts, especially since Twitter is officially blocked in Russia. But I think it's time to review this measure, given the new policies of the new leadership," the lawmaker wrote on his Telegram channel on Monday.
According to him, if the social network is now aimed at neutrality, it is necessary to resume dialogue with it and continue working within the framework of the legislation of the Russian Federation.
"For our government departments, Twitter can once again become a convenient platform to explain Russia's position to Western audiences," Gorelkin added.
Access to twitter.com was restricted in Russia by order of the Prosecutor General's Office dated February 24.
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