World News Headlines March 5, 2022 Under One Ceiling 0 Russia moves to block Facebook across the entire country 0 0000 0 0 more Russia moves to block Facebook across the entire country March 5, 2022 Under One Ceiling now playing Transferring money from UAE abroad: what are my cheapest options March 5, 2022 Under One Ceiling WIN With Nespresso This Mother’s Day March 5, 2022 Under One Ceiling NBA Playoffs 2022: A Casual Fan's Guide to the Postseason March 5, 2022 Under One Ceiling Best New Climbing Gear of 2022 March 5, 2022 Under One Ceiling A Local Weekend Travel Guide to Austin, Texas March 5, 2022 Under One Ceiling First Drive: 2022 Range Rover Ups the Luxury SUV Experience March 5, 2022 Under One Ceiling Most Stylish Rain Jackets, Parkas, and Trench Coats for Men March 5, 2022 Under One Ceiling EU eyes Russian oil import ban as Moscow strikes western Ukraine March 5, 2022 Under One Ceiling World-class Clark Int’l Airport opens new 110,000 square-meter passenger terminal March 5, 2022 Under One Ceiling PCG: Bodies of 5 children who drowned in Taal Lake found March 5, 2022 Under One Ceiling Russia moves to block Facebook across the entire country The Russian government is tightening its grip on social media as it attempts to control the message over the war in Ukraine. Russia is now moving to block access to Facebook across the entire country, according to a March 4 official press release, translated by Google. Notably, only the Facebook platform itself appears to be the target of Russia’s ire — Meta-owned apps like WhatsApp and Instagram look to remain unscathed (at least for now). “On March 4, 2022, a decision was made to block access to the Facebook network (owned by Meta Platforms, Inc.) in the Russian Federation,” reads the statement in part. “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.” This move comes as the deadly Russian war in Ukraine continues to elicit international outrage and sympathy for the Ukrainian people. It follows actions taken by numerous tech giants, including Twitter and Google-owned YouTube, 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 meant to combat the sharing of war-related information online. Specifically, reports Reuters, offenders could face up to 15 years in prison for spreading “fake” information about the Russian military. SEE ALSO: Ukrainians turned to encrypted messaging app Signal as Russians invaded We reached out to Meta (formerly known as Facebook), which owns the Facebook platform, and asked if it has any response to the Russian government’s announcement. We received no immediate response, however the company’s president of global affairs shared a statement on Twitter. “Soon millions of ordinary Russians will find themselves cut off from reliable information, deprived of their everyday ways of connecting with family and friends and silenced from speaking out,” wrote Nick Clegg. “We will continue to do everything we can to restore our services so they remain available to people to safely and securely express themselves and organize for action.” Tweet may have been deleted Russia justified its decision to block Facebook by saying the platform had violated Russian law. Specifically, a provision meant to (at least ostensibly) guarantee open internet access for Russians. “The above restrictions are prohibited by Federal Law No. 272-FZ ‘On measures to influence persons involved in violations of fundamental human rights and freedoms, the rights and freedoms of citizens of the Russian Federation’, adopted, among other things, to prevent violations of the key principles of the free flow of information and unhindered access Russian users to Russian media on foreign Internet platforms.” This is only the Russian government’s latest effort to crack down on social media companies. Just last week, Russia’s communications regulator accused Facebook of censoring state accounts and moved to restrict access to the platform as a result. Friday’s announcement suggests that, in the mind of Russian officials, previous efforts to crack down on social media either hadn’t worked, or hadn’t gone far enough. Related Related posts: American troops launches large-scale military exercises in South China Sea Trevor Noah is really not amused by the TikTok devious licks challenge The best Black Friday VPN deals in the UK Shaken at First, Many Russians Now Rally Behind Putin’s Invasion tags: RSS Feed World News 0000 0 0 previous Ukraine war: Ukraine can absolutely win against Russia - Blinken next Sketchy domains try to trick Ukraine supporters out of would-be donations
