Russia block social media

 National Review:

Russia’s state media regulator, Roskomnadzor, announced Friday it will block access to the social media platform, just over a week after Russia first invaded Ukraine. The regulator claimed Facebook violated federal law by restricting access to the accounts of several state propaganda sites.

Asked about the agency’s decision during a press briefing on Friday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that the Biden administration is “deeply concerned” about Russia’s decision to cut off its citizens’ access to Facebook.

“This is part of their effort, as you know, to cut off a range of information from their public,” she said.

“There are concerning steps they have taken to crack down on any form of information being shared with their public; certainly Facebook is a part of that,” she added. “They’ve also threatened fines for journalists reporting on the ground … they’ve conveyed that there are only certain words their own Russian media can use at the risk of being fined or even jailed.”
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“In recent days, the social network has restricted access to accounts: the Zvezda TV channel, the RIA Novosti news agency, Sputnik, Russia Today, the Lenta.ru and gazeta.ru,” the Russian regulator said, restrictions which the agency claimed are “prohibited by federal law.”
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They are blocking some of the details of the bad news for Putin, but the Russian people seem to know.  They can still get the BBC and there will be other methods of getting the message to the people. 

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