
The Russian government has banned the use of Facebook in the country.
This is because the world’s largest social media company allegedly violated Russia’s policies by limiting its online access to state-backed media.
In a statement, Russia’s media and telecoms regulator said it was because the world’s largest social media company allegedly violated Russia’s policies by limiting its online access to state-backed media.
In response, Meta president Nick Clegg said that the company is doing everything they can to restore their service to Russia but also said that soon Russian users will also lose connection to the true and correct information.
It will be recalled that Meta had earlier announced that it would block access to all Russian state media in conjunction with its removal of ads from Kremlin-supported outlets.
Moreover, the said company also demotes all content connected to Russian state media in their online searches.
The decision, by Russia’s media and telecoms regulator, is the latest step in the rapidly worsening standoff between Western tech companies and the Kremlin.
After first dragging their feet when the Russian military invaded Ukraine last week, the likes of Facebook’s parent company Meta, Google, and Twitter blocked access to Russian state media within the EU. in response. They also removed ads from Kremlin-supported outlets and downgraded their content to online searches.