Twitter
Blocks Pro-Ukrainian Political Account for
Russian Users
Twitter is blocking tweets that stem from an Ukrainian ultra-nationalist group for
Users in Russia.
Numerous
Russian Users report seeing a message that warns of a “withheld account” in place of tweets under the
Twitter Account @PravyjSektorRus's page.
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UN: Ukraine's Human Rights Situation Is 'Alarming'
By simply changing the country listed in our profile settings,
Mashable was able to confirm that the
Account is indeed blocked in Russia.
What the Twitter Account looks like from the United States:
What it looks like when the country is changed to Russia:
When
Users try and view the
Account in a third-party tool like Tweetbot, they get a stream of messages about the censored tweets.
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