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Russian official’s threat to ban Twitter spurs quick backlash

A top Russian telecoms official warns of a possible Twitter ban

via Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/russia-telecoms-watchdog-warns-of-possible-twitter-ban/2014/05/16/a8c8bf98-77db-4bbb-8efe-d25a75de84ad_story.html?wprss=rss_world

In an interview with a local newspaper Friday, Maxim Ksenzov, deputy head of the government’s telecommunications watchdog, Roskomnadzor, called Twitter a “political” tool that undermines the state’s authority.