Russian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor said Friday that it is blocking access to Facebook in response to restrictions it said the social-media giant placed on Russian media outlets
A file photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting with heads of Russian print media outlets and news agencies in Moscow in 2018..
It comes after the regulator said it recorded 26 cases since October 2020 where Facebook restricted access to Russian media accounts. Roskomnadzor said the social network, part of Meta Platforms Inc., recently restricted access to prominent Russian media outlets, including state news agency RIA Novosti, Sputnik, Russia Today, television channel Zvezda, Lenta.ru and Gazeta.ru.
The move follows a week of escalating back and forth over content access between Moscow and Facebook. “Soon millions of ordinary Russians will find themselves cut off from reliable information,” Meta President for Global Affairs Nick Clegg said in a statement. “We will continue to do everything we can to restore our services so they remain available to people to safely and securely express themselves and organize for action.”
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