Published 2 years ago

Russia blocks Facebook, accusing it of restricting access to Russian media

Summary by Ground News

Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a bill that criminalizes the intentional spreading of what Moscow deems to be "fake" reports. The bill imposes prison sentences of up to 15 years for those spreading information that goes against the Russian government's narrative on the war. State media outlets refer to Russia's invasion of Ukraine as a "special military operation" rather than a "war"

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Times of India

Russia's offer to foreign firms: Stay, leave or hand over the keys

Europe News: MOSCOW: Companies around the globe grappled with a dilemma over what to do with their Russian investments on Friday as Moscow laid out their options: .

2 years ago·India

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BBC News

Facebook hits out at Russia blocking its platforms

The Russian communications regulator said on Friday that Facebook has been blocked in the country.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

War In Ukraine: Russia Allegedly Blocks Access To Facebook, BBC, Twitter And App Stores

Russia seems to have blocked access to popular social media platforms as a response to the mass bans issued by different companies in the region this week.

2 years ago·India

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The Guardian

Russia blocks access to Facebook and Twitter

Move to block Facebook and Twitter comes as the Russian government passed a bill the criminalizes ‘fake’ reports against the war

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Russia backs jail time for 'fake' army news, restricts media

Amendments were also passed to fine or jail people calling for sanctions against Russia with jail terms.

2 years ago·India

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CTV News

Russia blocks Facebook, accusing it of restricting access to Russian media

Russia's communications regulator on Friday said it had blocked Meta Platforms Inc's Facebook in response to what it said were restrictions of access to Russian media on its platform.

2 years ago·Canada

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