Loboron Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Twitter has banned Moscow-based security company Kaspersky Lab from advertis9ing on its platform due to the company’s alleged ties to Russian intelligence organizations. “This decision is based on our determination that Kaspersky Labs operates using a business model that inherently conflicts with acceptable Twitter Ads business practices,’ a Twitter representative told Gizmodo. ‘Kaspersky Lab may remain an organic user on our platform, in accordance with the Twitter Rules.’ Kaspersky Lab’s CEO, Eugene Kaspersky, penned an open letter to Twitter’s senior management disputing these claims and expressing his surprise at the ban. ‘Huh? I read this formulation again and again but still couldn’t for the life of me understand how it might relate to us,’ the letter reads. ‘One thing I can say for sure is this: we haven’t violated any written – or unwritten – rules, and our business model is quite simply the same template business model that’s used throughout the whole cybersecurity industry: We provide users with products and services, and they pay us for them.’ More From Digital Trends In an email to Gizmodo, Twitter cited a Homeland Security notice that warned that the U.S. government was concerned about ties between “certain Kaspersky officials and Russian intelligence and other government agencies.” The notice also cited a Russian law that “allow Russia intelligence agencies to compel assistance from Kaspersky and to intercept communications transiting Russian networks.” Kaspersky has denied these claims and has urged Twitter to not “shoot themselves in the foot” by catering to “geo political noise.” “You’re only shooting yourself in the foot when you cater to the geopolitical noise and start refusing to promote material on false pretenses – contrary to the interests of your own business (how else can we describe not accepting money from clients that run ethical businesses?),” Kaspersky said. However, in October the New York Times reported that Israeli intelligence agents hacked Kaspersky Lab and found that the Russian government used the company’s anti-virus software to obtain classified materials from the National Security Agency. Kaspersky Lab admitted that its software was installed on the laptop of an NSA contractor. According to Kaspersky, the contractor downloaded a virus while attempting to install an unofficial version of Windows which triggered Kaspersky’s antivirus software. The software uploaded both the virus and the NSA hacking tools to Kaspersky Lab’s servers. Regarding Twitter, Kaspersky Lab says it will donate its intended Twitter ad budget to the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 The whole social media platforms have became Orwellian now due to Government interference . Welcome to 2018, the Year of Censored Social Media https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-01-03/welcome-to-2018-the-year-of-censored-social-media You' have to go on the darknet if you don't want censored anymore and still they be watching you on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knowledge-Spammer Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 advertis9ing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luisam Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 14 hours ago, steven36 said: The whole social media platforms have became Orwellian now due to Government interference . Agree, changing to plural: The whole social media platforms have became Orwellian now due to Governments interference . Not only the US but governments of many countries are interfering to some extente, some more, some less, with Internet, directly or indirectly, through the judiciary and/or the legislature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennybubs Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 It's all part of the plot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tao Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Good for Kaspersky -- more free publicity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KXR75 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 The feud between America and Russia has never abated lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walkeros Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 welp, Kaspersky can relocate the adverts fund for something else or in other platform. Less money for Twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BioHazard Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 USA vs The rest of the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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