Russia Sent Twitter a Court Order to Ban an Account — And Twitter Complied

Twitter blocked a pro-Ukrainian Twitter account for its users in Russia on Monday, but the company wouldn't tell us why — until now

The social network was responding to a Russian court order that asked Twitter to "immediately remove the information containing appeals to mass riots, extremist activities or participation in mass (public) actions held with infringement of the order established by the law."

Russia's media watchdog Roskomnadzor sent Twitter the court order, which the website ChillingEffects.org first posted on Wednesday. Roskomnadzor has been on a tear this year, blocking websites that were deemed hotbeds of "extremist content." Read more...