Russia Bans Access to Facebook and Twitter: Government

Russia Bans Access to Facebook and Twitter: Government
Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington on Oct. 23, 2019. Erin Scott/Reuters
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Russia’s communications agency Roskomnadzor said Friday that it will block access to Facebook inside Russia, claiming discrimination against Russian media outlets since October 2020. Later on Friday, the agency told Russia’s Interfax news agency that it would block access to Twitter.

A statement from the agency posted online said Facebook has engaged in “26 cases of discrimination against Russian media and information resources.”
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