Russia announced last Tuesday, October 8, 2024, its decision to ban Discord messaging platform throughout the country.
According to the government led by Vladimir Putinthe reason for this resolution is because the application did not respect Russian law.
It should be remembered that during July 2023 Discord was fined 6 million rublesapproximately 61 thousand 853 dollars, well did not remove content which the Russian government considers illegal.
Russia launches against Discord; They claim it did not comply with the established Russian operational guidelines.
He Roskomnadzora Russian government agency responsible for monitoring and controlling media outlets, reported its decision to permanently block Discord.
Among the arguments that led to this decision, they indicated that it is because the platform did not comply with the guidelines established by Russian legislation to be able to operate in said territory.
Consequently, by not meeting these requirements, Discord is exposed to your service be used for terrorist and extremist purposes.
For this reason, and in order to avoid a situation that puts Russian interests at risk, throughout the territory the use of Discord was banned.
However, despite this situation, it is possible to access the platform through the services of a VPN.
“Access to the Discord messaging service is restricted due to violation of the requirements of Russian legislation, compliance with which is necessary to prevent the use of the messaging service for terrorist and extremist purposes.”
Roskomnadzor
Vladimir Putin, president of Russia, invited to the inauguration of Claudia Sheinbaum (VALERY SHARIFULIN / AFP)
Russia asked Discord to remove content they consider illegal
It was in July 2023 when Discord received a fine of almost 62 thousand dollars for ignore a court orderwhich sought to eliminate content considered illegal.
According to reports, as well as a second order filed by a Russian court in October 2023, the government asked Discord delete about a thousand items spread on the platform.
However, the calling and messaging service he ignored again of the petition, so the Russian authorities They insisted on its prohibition.
And by not obtaining a favorable resolution for the Russian government, they assured that the application is used by criminals.
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