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Frontlist | Facebook Criticised by Russia for Blocking News Agency Posts

Frontlist | Facebook Criticised by Russia for Blocking News Agency Posts
on Mar 09, 2021
Frontlist | Facebook Criticised by Russia for Blocking News Agency Posts
Russia accused Facebook on Monday of violating citizens' rights by blocking some media outlets' content in the latest standoff between a government and Big Tech. Communications watchdog Roskomnadzor at the weekend threatened Facebook with a minimum RUB 1 million (roughly Rs. 10 lakhs) fine and demanded it restore access to content posted by TASS news agency, RBC business daily, and Vzglyad newspaper. It said Facebook blocked posts pertaining to Russia's detention of alleged supporters of a Ukrainian far-right group. I think this is unacceptable. It violates our national legislation, said Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of the lower house of Russia's parliament and a member of President Vladimir Putin's United Russia ruling party.

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