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    Russia has blocked Discord.

    The block comes just one week after Russia ordered Discord to take down nearly 1,000 posts containing “illegal” content. Russia’s communications regulator says it issued a ban on the messaging platform for violating the country’s laws, according to Reuters.

    Russia blocks instant messaging platform Discord, TASS reports

    [Reuters]

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