Twitter has suspended a popular Kremlin parody account, which impersonates Russian President Vladimir Putin, prompting complaints from bloggers. Earlier today the company had also suspended @SovietSergey, a parody version of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, but has now reversed its decision.
The parody account @DarthPutinKGB boasted around 50,000 supporters and featured daily posts from a version of Putin, commenting on news stories from Russia. Its suspension on Thursday night has prompted outrage from bloggers focusing on Russia and speculation that Kremlin-funded internet trolls piled on complaints against the account to get it suspended.
Radio Free Europe lambasted the move and published archived …read more
Source: Newsweek
