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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.
Roskomnadzor also ordered that Facebook be blocked for its "discrimination toward Russian media", in retaliation for restricting the accessibility of pages for Russian state media outlets such as Russia Today. [70] [71] Twitter launched an onion service in response. [72] Helsingin Sanomat [73] Ilta-Sanomat [73]
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 ...
On November 15, 2021 due to a surge of number of COVID-19 cases Russian government submitted several bills to Gosduma to force businesses to verify QR-code passes obtained by citizens in order to prove vaccination before granting them access to mass public events, restaurants, retailers, and cultural institutions, as well as trains and planes.
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 ...
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 ...
On 13 April 2018 Moscow's Tagansky District Court ruled, with immediate effect, on restricting access to Telegram in Russia . [8] [9] Telegram's appeal to the Russian Supreme Court was rejected. [10] In April 2020, the Government of Russia started using the blocked Telegram platform to spread information related to COVID-19 outbreak.
A Russian court on Tuesday (September 14) said it had fined U.S. social media giants Facebook and Twitter for failing to delete content that Moscow deems illegal.The move forms part of a wider ...