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7 Feb, 5 tweets, 3 min read
Twitter gave a verified blue check mark to the Russian invaders of Ukraine. Putin's occupation regime in Ukrainian Crimea has "official" prestige. @verified enables war crimes and crimes against humanity by giving its seal of approval.
Here's an example of what Twitter supports by giving a blue check mark to the Russians invading Ukraine. Server Mustafayev, a Crimean Tatar human rights defender, is now a prisoner of conscience. In a sham trial he was "sentenced" to 14 years hard labour. frontlinedefenders.org/en/profile/ser…
Twitter has lawyers who can prove it's not technically violating sanctions. But Twitter is going against their spirit and intent. The US and other democracies have an official policy of non-recognition of the so-called "annexation" of Ukrainian Crimea by Russia. #CrimeaIsUkraine
Twitter withholds verification from accounts that affirm #CrimeaIsUkraine as the U.S. government does. An example is the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People. Uncompromised organizations, journalists, experts and activists are denied the influence @verified gives Moscow.
Twitter turns the Russian regime of state terrorism into an influencer. In March 2014, Putin promised he would use human shield tactics invading Ukraine – “behind their women and children.” That’s exactly what he did.

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