Russia's media regulator said Friday it will block access to Facebook in the country as it escalates pressure on media outlets and tech platforms.
According to a translated version of the statement, the regulator claimed that Facebook violated federal law by limiting access to accounts of state-affiliated media outlets. Russia placed limits on Facebook.
The agency placed restrictions on Facebook for an alleged violation.
The VP of Global Affairs at Meta said at the time that Russian authorities had ordered the platform to stop fact-checking and labeling content posted on Facebook by state-owned outlets. He said that Meta refused the request.
There have been 26 cases of discrimination against Russian media and information resources by Facebook since October 2020.
Soon millions of ordinary Russians will be cut off from reliable information, deprived of their everyday ways of connecting with family and friends and silenced from speaking out, because of Friday's blocking.
Russia has been cracking down on both traditional and social media. Some companies have stopped advertising in Russia due to the state-owned media. A new law that would allow Russian authorities to jail anyone who spreads fake news about its military caused the BBC to suspend its work in the country.
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