Twitter Restricts Russian State Media Accounts, Prisoner of War Content

Twitter Restricts Russian State Media Accounts, Prisoner of War Content
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Twitter Inc. will stop amplifying Russian government accounts, asking other government-affiliated media to remove posts featuring prisoners of war, citing international humanitarian law.

Twitter would add warnings to state-backed accounts’ posts about prisoners when they have a “compelling public interest,” quoting Article 13 of the Geneva Convention III.