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5 Things to know for March 11: Coronavirus, Cabinet, immigration, China, Russia

kake.com · AJ Willingham · last updated
Russia slowed down the speed of Twitter yesterday after the company failed to remove what the countrys media watchdog described as prohibited or harmful content. However, the move temporarily took out some Russian government websites, including the Kremlin and the Russian Parliament portals. The sites are back up, but the Russian government says the actions against Twitter will remain unless the platform removes the barred information. It relates to recent protests in support of opposition figure Alexey Navalny. Officials warned they would act against social media companies that didnt filter posts about protests the Kremlin deemed as illegal or inciting people to demonstrate.