A few weeks after Russia slowed down the speed of the social media platform, it says Twitter is complying with demand to remove 'banned content'.

On Friday, Russian state communications regulator Roskomnadzor said that while the US-based social media platform is now removing the banned content, it is still taking too long to do as instructed by the authorities.

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As per the regulator, Twitter has, till now, removed almost 60 per cent of such content. However, more than 1,000 illegal materials still remain accessible out of the initial 3,000 flagged content.

Russia had, at the beginning of this month, given them time till May 15, but has also acknowledged that the social media platform has increased the speed with which they are removing the ‘banned content’.

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In addition to the already existing banned content, Roskomnadzor has identified 900 new cases of materials that need to be deleted from the platform.

On average, Twitter is now removing the newly-detected illegal content within 81 hours of the request — that is longer than the set deadline of 24 hours.

Roskomnadzor has also asked Twitter to delete all content that includes or promotes child pornography, drug abuse or motivating minors to commit suicide. Twitter has claimed that it already has a zero-tolerance policy for child sexual exploitation, and prohibits the promotion of suicide or self-harm.

A few weeks after Russia slowed down the speed of the social media platform, it says Twitter is complying with demand to remove 'banned content'. On Friday, Russian state communications regulator Roskomnadzor said that while the US-based social media platform is now removing the banned content, it is still taking too long to do as instructed by the authorities.

A few weeks after Russia slowed down the speed of the social media platform, it says Twitter is complying with demand to remove 'banned content'. On Friday, Russian state communications regulator Roskomnadzor said that while the US-based social media platform is now removing the banned content, it is still taking too long to do as instructed by the authorities. Also read | Russia probes YouTube for 'abusing' dominant position As per the regulator, Twitter has, till now, removed almost 60 per cent of such content. However, more than 1,000 illegal materials still remain accessible out of the initial 3,000 flagged content. Russia had, at the beginning of this month, given them time till May 15, but has also acknowledged that the social media platform has increased the speed with which they are removing the ‘banned content’. Also read | Russia fines TikTok over calls for minors to join protests In addition to the already existing banned content, Roskomnadzor has identified 900 new cases of materials that need to be deleted from the platform. On average, Twitter is now removing the newly-detected illegal content within 81 hours of the request — that is longer than the set deadline of 24 hours. Roskomnadzor has also asked Twitter to delete all content that includes or promotes child pornography, drug abuse or motivating minors to commit suicide. Twitter has claimed that it already has a zero-tolerance policy for child sexual exploitation, and prohibits the promotion of suicide or self-harm.

'Slow, but getting there': Russia says Twitter is removing 'banned content'

Russia' s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Friday it had detained five members of an Islamic State cell planning attacks in several regions and had seized an array of weapons, according to Russian news agencies.&nbsp;

The five suspects were apprehended in the city of Yaroslavl, northeast of Moscow, on May 3-4, the Interfax news agency reported, quoting an FSB statement.

Russia, whose military is helping the Syrian government fight rebel forces and Islamic State militants, is hosting the soccer World Cup next month and is increasing security measures.

On April 27, the FSB said it had thwarted an Islamic State plot to carry out a series of high-profile attacks in the Moscow area, where soccer World Cup matches are due to take place this summer.

The FSB on Friday did not reveal the identities of the detained or provide details on when or where the attacks were meant to take place.&nbsp;

"In the course of house searches, an arsenal of home-made explosive devices and substances, firearms and ammunition were seized from the detained," the FSB was quoted as saying.&nbsp;

Their activities were being coordinated partly from abroad using the Telegram instant messaging service, which Russia moved to block last month, the FSB statement said.&nbsp;

Separately, the Roskomnadzor watchdog blacklisted Telegram after it refused to comply with a court order to grant security services access to its user-encrypted messages.&nbsp;

The FSB has said it needs to access some user messages for its work, although supporters of Telegram - thousands of whom rallied against the ban in Moscow this week - say the move amounts to an attack on Internet freedoms.

The five suspects were apprehended in the city of Yaroslavl, northeast of Moscow, on May 3-4, the Interfax news agency reported, quoting an FSB statement

Russia' s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Friday it had detained five members of an Islamic State cell planning attacks in several regions and had seized an array of weapons, according to Russian news agencies. The five suspects were apprehended in the city of Yaroslavl, northeast of Moscow, on May 3-4, the Interfax news agency reported, quoting an FSB statement. Russia, whose military is helping the Syrian government fight rebel forces and Islamic State militants, is hosting the soccer World Cup next month and is increasing security measures. On April 27, the FSB said it had thwarted an Islamic State plot to carry out a series of high-profile attacks in the Moscow area, where soccer World Cup matches are due to take place this summer. The FSB on Friday did not reveal the identities of the detained or provide details on when or where the attacks were meant to take place. "In the course of house searches, an arsenal of home-made explosive devices and substances, firearms and ammunition were seized from the detained," the FSB was quoted as saying. Their activities were being coordinated partly from abroad using the Telegram instant messaging service, which Russia moved to block last month, the FSB statement said. Separately, the Roskomnadzor watchdog blacklisted Telegram after it refused to comply with a court order to grant security services access to its user-encrypted messages. The FSB has said it needs to access some user messages for its work, although supporters of Telegram - thousands of whom rallied against the ban in Moscow this week - say the move amounts to an attack on Internet freedoms.

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'Slow, but getting there': Russia says Twitter is removing 'banned content'

Russia detains five Islamic State members planning attack: Reports