It's all about consolidating control of the media in the hands of the Russian state. Reddit is uncontrollable, so they block it. Putin is trying to roll back Russia to the 'glory days' of communism when Russia was powerful enough to project its influence far outside its borders. I don't really think that type of state control is possible anymore -- it's just too easy to spread information around the world these days. Russia's economy is also not strong enough to make the kinds of promises (aka economic aid) that are required to gain that kind of influence in today's world.
But along those lines, I would expect to see Russia block any other site that relies on user-submitted content. It's really hard to construct a narrative if everyone outside of Russia is saying something different.
But along those lines, I would expect to see Russia block any other site that relies on user-submitted content. It's really hard to construct a narrative if everyone outside of Russia is saying something different.