Twitter removed restrictions on search results from official accounts of Russian statesmen and departments, Remarks The Telegraph. In particular, in the recommendations of the social network, access to which is blocked in Russia, the pages of the country’s President Vladimir Putin, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy in London again became visible.
Twitter accounts linked to the Kremlin have remained disenfranchised since the start of the military operation in Ukraine. In April 2022, the administration of Twitter announced that these profiles and s made by them will not be recommended to other users. “This means they have become difficult to detect,” explains the Telegraph.
However, these accounts are now reintroduced in the algorithm-driven “For You” Twitter feed of new users, at the top of the list, and appearing in offers to follow.
“It’s highly unlikely that this change happened by accident or without the knowledge and input of company personnel,” a former Twitter employee told The Telegraph.
The British newspaper suggests that the easing could be linked to the policies of Elon Musk, who bought Twitter for $44 billion in October 2022 and rolled back many of the social network’s moderation measures, “promoting the freedom of expression”.
Last week, Twitter eased restrictions imposed in 2020 on state media accounts in Russia and China. The Telegraph points out that recently released source code of the social network’s recommendation algorithm has shown it lowers the rating of posts related to the Ukraine conflict.
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In early February, journalists released the 14th installment of the “Twitter Files”, which exposed the activities of some senior company officials, including the falsification of the “Kremlin bot list”. It appears from the documents that the company’s employees illegally blocked user accounts and restricted ing of individual posts and hashtags.
