Russia restricts access to Facebook

In Russia, the access of Russians to the social network Facebook was partially restricted. This is due to "censorship of the Russian media." He writes about it Interfax.

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“On February 25, the Prosecutor General’s Office, in agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, made a decision to recognize the social network Facebook as involved in the violation of fundamental human rights and freedoms, as well as the rights and freedoms of Russian citizens. In accordance with the decision of the Prosecutor General’s Office regarding the social network Facebook, starting from February 25, 2022, Roskomnadzor, in accordance with the law, is taking measures to partially restrict access,” the department said in a statement.

The department said that on February 24 they sent requests to the administration of Meta Platforms, Inc. remove the restrictions imposed by the social network Facebook on Russian media and explain the reason for their introduction. But that did not happen.

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What exactly is the partial restriction of access, the RKN did not specify.

On February 24, the social network Facebook restricted the official accounts of four Russian media outlets, including the Zvezda TV channel and the Lenta.ru and Gazeta.ru Internet sites.

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“Such actions in relation to Russian Internet resources and media are prohibited by Federal Law No. 272-FZ “On measures of influence on persons involved in violations of fundamental human rights and freedoms, the rights and freedoms of citizens of the Russian Federation,” the department said.

Since October 2020, Roskomnadzor has recorded 23 cases of such “censorship” of Russian media and Internet resources by Facebook.

As ForumDaily wrote earlier:

• On the night of February 24 began full-scale war of Russia against Ukraine.
• In the light of these events in Russia and around the world, protests against the invasion of Ukraine.
• US and UK imposed broad economic sanctions against Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine.
• February 25 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to sit down at the negotiating table. Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Putin is ready to send a delegation to Minsk (Belarus) for negotiations with Kiev. He specified that the delegation will include representatives of the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the presidential administration.
• In the USA there were large-scale rallies in support of Ukraine.
• Pope Francis visits the Russian Embassy February 25, to personally "express his concerns about the war" in Ukraine, in an unprecedented departure from diplomatic protocol.
• European Union, USA and UK imposed sanctions and froze the assets of Putin and Lavrov.
• The United States declared its readiness to start accept refugees from Ukraine.

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