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Facebook hits out at Russia blocking its platforms

Feb 16,2020 8:43 am

Facebook has hit out at a ban on its platforms introduced in Russia on Friday amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Russia's communications regulator said the ban was a response to restrictions placed on its media there.

It said there had been 26 cases of " discrimination" against Russian media by Facebook Since October 2020.

Facebook's President of Global Affairs, Nick Clegg , said that " soon millions of ordinary Russians will find themselves cut off from reliable information".

Facebook had been limited in the country, along with other platforms like Twitter.

Although its use was restricted, Facebook had not been blocked entirely in the country.

Meta, The Company that owns Facebook, said last week that it had restricted Russian-backed outlets across the European Union and was globally demoting content from state-affiliated media.

It had also refused to stop fact-checking several Russian State media outlets, including RT and Sputnik.

Russia's media regulator, Roskomnadzor, said in a statement: " Since October 2020, 26 cases of discrimination against Russian media and information resources by Facebook have been recorded. "

The Block on Facebook platforms has been introduced " to prevent violations of The Key principles of The Free flow of information".

In response Meta said: " 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. "

The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.

On Friday, Russia's Parliament passed a law imposing a jail term of up to 15 years for spreading intentionally " fake" news about the military.

The Bbc also said it would temporarily suspend The Work of all its journalists and support staff in Russia following the introduction of The Law .

Other technology and Social Media giants have faced pressure to respond to The Crisis in Ukraine from investors and their users.

Apple, for example, has halted all product sales in Russia, and limited other services such as Apple Pay and Apple Maps . Its retail stores in the country have closed as Well .



Source of news: bbc.com

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