Russia slows Twitter's speed over banned content

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Russian regulator says Twitter could be blocked completely if it does not comply with government demands

Russia's telecom regulator said on Wednesday that it was slowing down the speed of Twitter in the country over eht it said was the company's repeated failure to remove banned content from its platf...

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