Russia blocks access to Facebook

Russian officials have blocked Facebook in the country. Telecom regulator Roskomnadzor says the move is in response to the social network preventing access to state-run media outlets RT and Sputnik in the European Union, Ukraine and the UK. Meta has demoted content from Russian state-owned media organizations on Facebook and Instagram on a global basis too. The regulator says Facebook also limited access to accounts from other media organizations, which it claims violates Russian laws. "Soon, mi...