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The Russian government says Facebook has restricted the official accounts of four Russian media outlets on the platform.

Russia''s communications regulator Roskomnadzor, the Russian federal executive agency responsible for monitoring, controlling, and censoring Russian mass media, looks to partially restrict access to Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB ) Facebook, Reuters reports . The restriction was in response … Full story available on Benzinga.com

Russia''s media regulator claimed Facebook had limited official accounts of four Russian media outlets, in a statement translated from Russian to English.

In response to Facebook''s blocking of some Russian state media outlets, Russia intends to partially restrict access to the social media platform.

Russia''s communications regulator is cutting off Facebook after it says the network restricted four Russian media outlets.

Russia is partially restricting access to Facebook . Telecom regulator Roskomnadzor says the move is in response to parent company Meta restricting the official accounts of four Russian media outlets. It said Meta was violating Russian law by doing so. Roskomnadzor asked Meta for an explanation and to remove the restrictions on Thursday. After the company "ignored" the demands, officials decided to restrict access to Facebook, a measure Roskomnadzor says is in accordance with the law. The watchdog claims to have recorded 23 cases of "such censorship of Russian media and Internet resources by Facebook" since October 2020 (per a Google Translate version of its announcement). The extent of these restrictions on Facebook is not yet clear. Engadget has asked Meta for comment. Reports suggest Russia tried to spread propaganda and misinformation for weeks in the lead up to its invasion of Ukraine. According to NBC News , experts expect the level of disinformation to increase significantly. As the invasion began on Thursday, Facebook enabled its "lock profile" tool in Ukraine to help residents protect their accounts.

Since President Vladimir V. Putin launched his attack on Ukraine, many Russians have taken to social media to express their anger.

The Russian government announced that it has taken steps to “partially restrict access” to Facebook in the country, asserting that the social network has censored official news outlets amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Facebook was “involved in the violation of fundamental human rights and freedoms, as well as the rights and freedoms of Russian citizens,” […]

Russia’s internet and communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, accused Meta Platforms of censoring Russian media and violating human rights. The agency now says it’s restricting access to Facebook.

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE : Russia''s telecom and internet regulator announces a “partial restriction” of access to Facebook over Meta''s alleged restrictions on some Russian media — The country''s telecommunications and internet regulator announced the restriction on Friday, accusing Facebook of censoring Russia.

Ukraine is known as the breadbasket of Europe. The country — second-largest on the continent after Russia — has also produced several notable entrepreneurs through the years. As the Russian invasion of Ukraine brings the latter into sharp focus of the world, here are some people from the country that have made a difference in the realm of technology in recent times. Jan Koum: WhatsApp, now owned by Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB ), was founded by Jan Koum. He was born in Kyiv and grew up in Fastiv and moved to the United States at age 16. In 2014, Facebook purchased WhatsApp for $19 billion in a cash and shares deal, according to a BBC report . See Also: How To Buy Facebook (FB) Shares Max Levchin: A co-founder of Paypal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL ), Max Rafailovych Levchin, was born in Kyiv. Levchin is an early investor in Yelp but has also donned the robes of either a founder or co-founder in Slide.com, HVF Labs and Affirm Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ: AFRM ). Vlad … Full story available on Benzinga.

Hi everyone. Facebook and Twitter suggest users in Ukraine should close or lock their accounts , and tech firms have triggered contingency plans to help staff in the country…

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Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB ) has set up a special operations center to monitor the conflict in Ukraine. Meta launched a feature to help Ukraine users lock their social media profiles for security. The users in Ukraine can lock their profile with one click to prevent users who are not their friends from downloading or sharing their … Full story available on Benzinga.com

Files from Tom Li Apple’s privacy policy hurts Facebook’s business, Amazon labour organizer arrested for trespassing, and Twitter accidentally suspends accounts of intelligence journalists. That’s all the tech news that’s trending right now, welcome to Hashtag Trending. It’s Friday, February 25, and I’m your host, Samira Balsara. App Tracking Transparency ‘harmful,’ says Facebook, as […] The post Hashtag Trending Feb. 25 – Privacy policy hurts Meta’s business; labor organizer arrested; Twitter accidentally suspends journalist account first appeared on IT World Canada .