Russia – “Nuclear blast in cyberspace”: Diplomat slams Big Tech purge of Trump as blow to democracy

Silicon Valley’s purge of incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump’s accounts across social media has harmed the democratic values regularly professed by the West, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on her Facebook page. “The decision by U.S. Internet platforms to block the accounts of the head of state can be likened to a nuclear explosion in cyberspace. The aftereffects are worse than destruction. A blow has been dealt to the democratic values professed by Western society. Both darknet apologists and the advocates of harsh censorship have instantly gained a substantial argument. The media market has begun to be reshaped…