Facebook and Twitter Blocked by Russian Government

Facebook and Twitter , Blocked by Russian Government.

Facebook and Twitter , Blocked by Russian Government.

'The Guardian' reports that in retaliation for restrictions on state media, Russia has moved to block access to Facebook and Twitter in the country.

'The Guardian' reports that in retaliation for restrictions on state media, Russia has moved to block access to Facebook and Twitter in the country.

Facebook had removed all content related to Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik in the European Union and the United Kingdom earlier this week.

Facebook had removed all content related to Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik in the European Union and the United Kingdom earlier this week.

In response, Russian officials said they had found 26 instances of anti-Russian discrimination from Facebook since October 2020.

Recently, officials in Russia enacted a "partial" block of Facebook.

Stating the social network had violated the “rights and freedoms of Russian nationals.”.

Officials say banning Facebook will result in "millions of ordinary Russians" being deprived of communications and reliable information.

We will continue to do everything we can to restore our services... , Nick Clegg, president of global affairs at Meta, via 'The Guardian'.

... so they remain available to people to safely and securely express themselves and organize for action.

, Nick Clegg, president of global affairs at Meta, via 'The Guardian'.

... so they remain available to people to safely and securely express themselves and organize for action.

, Nick Clegg, president of global affairs at Meta, via 'The Guardian'.

On Feb.

28, Meta officials announced they had found and removed a network of nearly 40 accounts... ... created with the intent of spreading disinformation to Ukrainians.

They were operated from Russia and Ukraine and targeted people in Ukraine across multiple social media platforms and through their own websites.

, Meta head of security policy Nathaniel Gleicher, via blog post