Nick Clegg, vice president of Meta (formerly Facebook), said the company had refused to comply with the demands of the Russian authorities.
Meta (formerly Facebook) chief executive Clegg said he was ordered by Russian authorities to stop independent fact-checking, labeling content posted on Facebook by Russian state media.
Recall that on February 24, the Facebook social network (Meta Platforms, Inc.) limited the official accounts of four Russian media: the Zvezda TV channel, the RIA Novosti news agency, the Lenta.ru and Gazeta.ru Internet sites. .
In response to this, on February 25, the Prosecutor General’s Office, in agreement with the Foreign Ministry, decided to recognize the social network Facebook as involved in the violation of fundamental human rights and freedoms, as well as the rights and freedoms of Russian citizens.
“In accordance with the decision of the Prosecutor General’s Office regarding the social network Facebook, starting from February 25, 2022, Roskomnadzor, in accordance with the law, takes measures to partially restrict access,” Roskomnadzor said in a statement.
