Russia drops threat to block Twitter, says some content removed

Twitter had a video conference with Russian regulators on April 1 and is now deleting content that promotes illegal activity or pornography at a faster rate, Internet watchdog Roskomnadzor said in a statement. — Reuters

Russia backed off a threat to block Twitter Inc, saying the social media platform has sped up efforts to remove content that local regulators deemed illegal.

Twitter had a video conference with Russian regulators on April 1 and is now deleting content that promotes illegal activity or pornography at a faster rate, Internet watchdog Roskomnadzor said in a statement Monday.