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A Facebook executive says the company had opted to stay online in Russia to support those organizing protests against the invasion of Ukraine.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Facebook logo is placed on a Russian flag in this illustration picture taken February 26, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) -Russia is blocking Meta Platforms Inc’s Facebook (NASDAQ:), the country’s communications regulator said on Friday, in response to what it said were restrictions of access to Russian media on …

Russia is blocking Facebook in the country, according to its communications regulator.

Facebook has been blocked in Russia by the country''s communications regulator.

Russia’s communications agency announced on Friday that it would block access to Meta’s platforms within the country, citing "discrimination against Russian media."

Parent company Meta banned Russia''s outlets across Europe on Tuesday as big-tech finally clamped down on Moscow''s propaganda machine following Vladimir Putin''s invasion of Ukraine.

Alexander Martin / Sky News : Facebook and Instagram to block RT and Sputnik in the UK following a request by the government; Twitter and TikTok have not yet responded to UK''s request — A spokesperson for Meta has confirmed that the company will be restricting the Russian state-owned media companies for British users.

Facebook and Instagram are going to block RT and Sputnik for users in the UK following a request by the British government.

Microsoft joined FAANG-stock peers Apple, Google and Facebook in suspending sales activity in Russia as the country deepens its invasion in Ukraine and targets the region''s biggest nuclear facility in the latest attack on its former Soviet partner.

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Facebook and sites of independent media such as the BBC and German broadcaster Deutsche Welle will be inaccessible in part of Russia on Friday. Both local journalists from the AFP news agency in Moscow and GlobalCheck, a group that monitors the internet connection, report the blockade. Europe previously announced that it would cut off […] The post Russia Blocks Facebook, BBC and Other Media for Part of the Population appeared first on Vital News .