The Russian Government has threatened to block Reddit – the front page of the internet- following a thread about tips for growing cannabis.

Russian Government has already blocked several websites deemed offensive and has issued similar threats to famous websites, including Wikipedia and YouTube. Shortly after issuance of the warning, Wikipedia was blocked in 2013 because of an article related to “Cannabis Smoking” and YouTube is also on the verge of being blocked. But this time, Roskomnadzor- the federal executive body – that regulates internet and telecommunication services, has moved its crosshair towards Reddit- saying that it can be blocked entirely if the people responsible behind this thread fail to respond to the emails sent by Roskomnadzor.

The agency has also created a “Wanted” poster for the Reddit’s controversial thread discussing drugs:

As of now, the staff at Reddit has been contacted by higher authorities of Russia to look into their Inboxes for previous correspondence or be ready to face the ban.

Reddit, however, in a thread posted last month, entitled “Let’s Talk Content”, stated that, “anything illegal … things that are actually illegal, such as copyrighted material” will be removed, but that “discussing illegal activities, such as drug use, is not illegal” and will be allowed to remain.

Later, in a surprise move, Reddit, one of the most famous online forums changed its rules while stating that only the type of content will be categorized as illegal if it is found to contain “copyright or trademark infringement” or “illegal sexual content”.

Hence, according to the new rules as enacted by Reddit, “Discussing illegal activities such as drug use is acceptable on the site.”

In midst of all this legal battle between Reddit and the Russian government, the common Russian people can still access the blocked sites using a virtual private network. Where there’s a block, there’s a way.