The Russian government announced Friday that it would block the social network in the country.
The decision to cut off access to the world's largest social platform was based on 26 cases of discrimination against Russian media and information resources.
In recent days, the social network has restricted access to accounts: the Zvezda TV channel, the RIA Novosti news agency, Sputnik, Russia Today, the Lenta.ru and Gazeta.ru information resources.
The above restrictions are not allowed by Federal Law No. 272-FZ.
The Meta President of Global Affairs was a deputy prime minister in the U.K.
Meta announced this week that it would limit the reach of Russian state-linked media on social media, making it more difficult for them to spread their messages.
Protests against the country's bloody invasion of neighboring Ukraine are gaining traction domestically. Russia's parliament passed new legislation Friday that will make it a crime to spread information about the country's activities in Ukraine.
It's not clear if Russia's actions against Facebook will restrict access to other Meta-owned apps, but considering that those services can be used to organize protests and share information from non-Russian news sources, that outcome seems likely.
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