Twitter Limits Reach of Russian Govt Accounts

Twitter introduced new measures against Russian government accounts to reduce the impact of official propaganda on the social network.

The platform affirmed that the official accounts will no longer be "recommended" to Twitter users across all categories of the app, including in searches.

The California company, like its rival Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, had already blocked the accounts of the Russian state-run media RT and Sputnik in the European Union.

"We will not amplify or recommend government accounts belonging to states that limit access to free information and are engaged in armed interstate conflict -- whether Twitter is blocked in that country or not," the company said in a statement.

"When a government blocks or limits access to online services within their state, undercutting the public's voice and ability to freely access information, but continues to use online services for their own communications, a severe information imbalance is created," it added.