Twitter ignites censorship debate after removal of parody Putin account

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by Sindy Cator on June 1, 2016 at 7:18 pm

Russian social media users are up in arms over the removal of an account parodying President Vladimir Putin, as well as many others, such as: @SovietSergey, an account that mocks Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The former has more than 50,000 subscribers and it’s honestly rather hilarious. Arriving at Athens today:Customs: Name?Me: Vladimir Vladimirovich PutinCustoms: Occupation?Me: No, this time i'm just here for 2 days — Darth Putin (@DarthPutinKGB) May 27, 2016 The accounts were pulled yesterday but appear to have made their way back to Twitter around five hours ago. Currently, according to the terms of service, parody accounts are acceptable…