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The blocking of Meta Platforms in Russia is the process of blocking access and subsequent banning of Meta Platforms' social networks in Russia due to allowing Facebook and Instagram users to wish the death of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, as well as to call for violence against Russian servicemen participating in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
On 4 August 2016, a Moscow court ruled that LinkedIn must be blocked in Russia because it stores the user data of Russian citizens outside of the country, in violation of the new data retention law. This ban was upheld on 10 November 2016. [51] and the ban was officially issued by Roskomnadzor on 17 November 2016. [52]
Meta said it's banning Russia state media organization from its social media platforms, alleging that the outlets used deceptive tactics to amplify Moscow's propaganda. The announcement drew a ...
Russia's press agencies (including the most important Ria-Novosti and Itar-Tass) were also well represented in the Web. [31] In April 2008 Agence France-Presse noted that, "The Internet is the freest area of the media in Russia, where almost all television and many newspapers are under formal or unofficial government control". [35]
Apple removed VK, Russia's biggest social media platform, from the App Store. Apple said this was in response to new UK sanctions. Apple users can no longer download the VK app, although it will ...
"Banned sites, banned resources, banned social networks will have access restricted once again," Svintsov added. Reuters correspondents in Moscow noted outages of Telegram, YouTube and Vkontakte ...
Banned for a month due to users posting misinformation and pornography. [60] Russia: 2022 Banned due to the Russo-Ukrainian War. [111] Still banned. Sri Lanka: 2018, 2019 2018, 2019 Facebook has been banned four times in Sri Lanka.
Facebook has paid 17 million roubles ($229,643) in fines owed in Russia for failing to delete content Moscow deems illegal, the Interfax news agency reported on Sunday, but with the threat of a ...