(updated with clarification, Meta statement)
MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) – Access to Facebook was blocked in Russia on Friday, the Russian telecommunications regulator said, accusing the social network of Meta Platforms
FB.O to spread false information.
According to Roskomnadzor, 26 cases of discrimination against Russian media have been recorded since October 2020.
Facebook, which has notably restricted access to the state news channels Sputnik and RT, deplored through Nick Clegg, one of the leaders of Meta, that millions of Russian users are thus losing access to information. reliable.
“We will continue to do everything we can to restore our services and make them accessible,” the former British deputy prime minister wrote on Twitter.
(Writing from Moscow, French version Nicolas Delame)