Russia threatens to block Twitter over "banned content"

What they're saying: "Twitter doesn’t react to our requests appropriately, and if things go on like this, then in a month it will be blocked, on an out-of-court basis," said Vadim Subbotin, deputy chief of Russia's telecommunications regulator.

• The Russian government last week said it would slow access to Twitter to "protect Russian citizens," claiming the site failed to remove illegal content.

The big picture: Russian authorities have long looked askance at the role platforms like Twitter in mobilizing protestors. In 2019, Russia moved to assert more control over its domestic internet by severing itself from the global internet.