Meta took its most significant action yet against Russian state media organizations at the request of the country's government. On Sunday, Nick Clegg, the company's recently promoted president of global affairs, said Meta was limiting some Russian accounts. We have been in contact with the Government of Ukraine, and at their request we have also restricted access to several accounts in Ukraine, including those belonging to some Russian state media organizations. We have restricted access to several accounts in Ukraine, including those belonging to some Russian state media organizations, at the request of the government. We reached out to Meta to find out how it restricts those accounts. Ukraine asked Meta to limit Russia's access to social media. The company denied the request, saying people in the country have used its platforms to organize anti-war protests and access independent information. ⚠️ Confirmed: Facebook content servers are now restricted on #Russia's leading internet providers; the incident comes shortly after the restriction of Twitter as Russia clashes with social media companies over the invasion of Ukraine 📉 📰 Report: https://t.co/PzFZ662LyN pic.twitter.com/cOWMs731sO
This most recent move comes after Meta blocked Russian state media outlets from using its advertising platform. Russia's telecom regulator threatened to restrict access to Facebook after company officials refused to stop fact-checking state-backed media organizations on the platform. The company would continue to fact-check the content from those outlets. He confirmed that the Russian government had begun to restrict access to its social networks.
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