The Russian government is trying to control the message on social media.
According to a March 4 official press release, Russia is going to block access to Facebook across the country. Only the Facebook platform appears to be the target of Russia, and at least for now.
The Russian Federation blocked access to the Facebook network on March 4, 2022, according to the statement.
The Russian war in Ukraine has elicited international outrage and sympathy for the Ukrainian people. It follows actions taken by many tech giants to limit Russian war propaganda by blocking, labeling, or limiting the spread of state-run media companies.
On Friday, the Russian parliament passed a new law intended to stop the sharing of war-related information online. If you spread fake information about the Russian military, you could face up to 15 years in prison.
We reached out to Meta, which owns the Facebook platform, and asked if it had any response to the Russian government announcement. The company&s president of global affairs shared a statement on the social networking site.
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, and we will do everything we can to restore our services.
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Russia justified its decision to block Facebook by saying the platform had violated Russian law. The provision is meant to guarantee open internet access for Russians.
The above restrictions are not allowed by Federal Law No. 272-FZ.
The Russian government is cracking down on social media companies. Russia's communications regulator accused Facebook of censoring state accounts and moved to restrict access to the platform as a result.
The Friday announcement suggests that previous efforts to crack down on social media had not worked or had gone far enough.
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