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Russia partially restricts access to Facebook to ‘protect Russian media’
the verge.com ^ | 25 Feb 2022 | Alex Heath

Posted on 02/25/2022 9:31:05 AM PST by Meet the New Boss

The Russian government has partially blocked access to Facebook in the country after it claims the social network “restricted” the accounts of four Russian media outlets.

In a statement on Friday, Russia’s tech and communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, said Facebook was violating “the rights and freedoms of Russian citizens,” and that it had recorded 23 cases of “censorship” by the social network since October 2020.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: facebook; russia
As I suggested yesterday, a sign that Russian public opinion may be moving against the invasion of Ukraine would be if Putin starts further restricting internet sources available to Russians
1 posted on 02/25/2022 9:31:05 AM PST by Meet the New Boss
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Just like his pal Biden.


2 posted on 02/25/2022 9:31:55 AM PST by rrrod (6)
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https://news.yahoo.com/facebook-reversing-ban-posts-praising-150720394.html


3 posted on 02/25/2022 9:33:06 AM PST by gundog ( It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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“The Russian government has partially blocked access to Facebook”

Stupid Russians should shut down the whole thing. So should everyone else.


4 posted on 02/25/2022 9:36:28 AM PST by MercyFlush (DANGER: You are being conditioned to view your freedom as selfish)
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It is a shame the US literally GAVE AWAY control of the internet. We could have severed internet access to all of Russia over all this before.


5 posted on 02/25/2022 9:36:50 AM PST by TexasFreeper2009
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More backbone than all of DC combined. DC lets Fakebook do whatever it pleases.


6 posted on 02/25/2022 9:37:35 AM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up....)
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Unlike here, Putin is actually involved in military operations. Our gov seems to think if you say anything disparaging against it you must be silenced.


7 posted on 02/25/2022 9:37:59 AM PST by chuckb87
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"The European Broadcasting Union announced Friday that Russian acts will not be allowed to participate in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest."


8 posted on 02/25/2022 9:40:37 AM PST by DannyTN
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The key to political control and color-revolutions in the digital age is: social-media, NGOs to get people on the street and sow social chaos, and as always - money.

works in the USA, and it works in Ukraine and Russia too.


9 posted on 02/25/2022 9:48:06 AM PST by PGR88
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Russia or Facebook

Tough one on who to side with


10 posted on 02/25/2022 9:55:15 AM PST by Pxzftrnqfrn
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I remember when Pstupid told us it was good for FB to censure their opponents 🤪


11 posted on 02/25/2022 9:58:37 AM PST by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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Russia partially restricts access to Facebook to ‘protect Russian media’

Putin is restricting Russians access to facebook. Social-media posts on Facebook show images of the battle unfolding inside Ukraine.

12 posted on 02/25/2022 10:00:57 AM PST by tlozo
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Facebook still allows the Russian gov’t access? but blocks you if say something that the democrat party objects to.


13 posted on 02/25/2022 10:03:34 AM PST by minnesota_bound (I need more hash brown patties! )
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Twitter allows Taliban access but banned Trump and many other conservatives 🤪


14 posted on 02/25/2022 10:05:52 AM PST by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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"The European Broadcasting Union announced Friday that Russian acts will not be allowed to participate in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest."

Will we bring the Missouri out of mothballs for Putin to sign the articles of surrender on?

15 posted on 02/25/2022 10:07:49 AM PST by KarlInOhio (Dictatorship: now available in maple flavor.)
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Tik tok is still wind open in Russia. They are using it heavily for psywar disinformation. We are seeing here the first major battlefield deployment of the Russia-China axis.


16 posted on 02/25/2022 10:09:59 AM PST by lodi90
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I trust Russian Media before I trust Facebook, google, and CNNYTPBSCBSNBC.


17 posted on 02/25/2022 1:24:31 PM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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