Russia is blocking access to Facebook and Twitter
Russia’s communications regulator is blocking access to Facebook in the country following efforts by its parent company, Meta, to clamp down on state media over the war in Ukraine.
In a statement issued today (March 4), the regulator, Roskomnadzor, cited 26 cases of “discrimination against Russian media and information resources by Facebook” that have taken place since October 2020. Twitter is also being blocked, according to Russian news agency Interfax.
Roskomnadzor has also blocked access to Radio Free Liberty and Radio Europe websites, and the Russian sites of the BBC and Deutsche Welle. The moves could further restrict Russians’ access to news that isn’t state-sanctioned as the war in Ukraine escalates.
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