Russian The country’s authorities have blocked Facebook. Telecoms Regulatory Authority Roskomnadzor speak This move is supported by social networks prevent access to state-run media outlets RT and Sputnik in the European Union, Ukraine and UK. Meta yes Downgraded content from Russian state media organizations on Facebook and Instagram globally.
The regulator said Facebook also restricted access to accounts from other media organisations, which it said violated Russian law.
“Soon, millions of ordinary Russians will find themselves cut off from reliable information, deprived of their daily way of connecting with family, and silenced,” Nick Clegg, Meta . President of Global Affairssay in statement. “We will continue to do everything we can to restore our services so that they are always available for people to express themselves and organize action safely and securely.”
Roskomnadzor before Unlimited Access to Facebook. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the regulator asked Meta to stop fact-checking content published by four state-run media outlets and remove the label it applied to their Facebook posts, but the public you refuse.
Other tech platforms have blocked Russia’s state-run stores or made it harder to view their content over the past week. These include YouTube, Reddit, Spotify and Roku. Meanwhile, the EU forbidden RT and Sputnik from being broadcast in the block.
Update 3/4 1:55 PM ET: Added Clegg’s statement.
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