Facebook and Twitter , Blocked by Russian Government.<br />Facebook and Twitter , Blocked by Russian Government.<br />'The Guardian' reports that in retaliation for <br />restrictions on state media, Russia has moved <br />to block access to Facebook and Twitter in the country.<br />'The Guardian' reports that in retaliation for <br />restrictions on state media, Russia has moved <br />to block access to Facebook and Twitter in the country.<br />Facebook had removed all content <br />related to Russia Today (RT) and <br />Sputnik in the European Union and <br />the United Kingdom earlier this week.<br />Facebook had removed all content <br />related to Russia Today (RT) and <br />Sputnik in the European Union and <br />the United Kingdom earlier this week.<br />In response, Russian officials <br />said they had found 26 instances <br />of anti-Russian discrimination <br />from Facebook since October 2020.<br />Recently, officials in Russia enacted a "partial" block of Facebook.<br />stating the social network had <br />violated the “rights and freedoms <br />of Russian nationals.”.<br />Officials say banning Facebook will <br />result in "millions of ordinary Russians" <br />being deprived of communications <br />and reliable information.<br />We will continue to do everything we can to restore our services... , Nick Clegg, president of global affairs at Meta, via 'The Guardian'.<br />... so they remain available to people to safely and securely express themselves and organize for action. , Nick Clegg, president of global affairs at Meta, via 'The Guardian'.<br />... so they remain available to people to safely and securely express themselves and organize for action. , Nick Clegg, president of global affairs at Meta, via 'The Guardian'.<br />On Feb. 28, Meta officials announced <br />they had found and removed a <br />network of nearly 40 accounts...<br />... created with the intent of spreading disinformation to Ukrainians.<br />They were operated from <br />Russia and Ukraine and <br />targeted people in Ukraine across multiple social media platforms and through <br />their own websites. , Meta head of security policy Nathaniel Gleicher, via blog post
