Russia Blocks Facebook In Retaliation For Page Bans

Buzzfeed News reports:

Facebook on Friday was blocked in Russia amid President Vladimir Putin’s ongoing military invasion of Ukraine.

In a statement issued on Friday, Roskomnadzor, the country’s communications regulator, explained the decision was made to block access to the Facebook network after at least 26 cases of “discrimination against Russian media and information resources” since October 2020.

The agency highlighted Facebook’s recent restriction of Kremlin-tied media sources RT News and Sputnik News across the EU.

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