Russia cut off access to Facebook on Friday, capping a week in which the tech giant heeded European requests to block Russian-backed media outlets in the European Union and Britain and made the outlets’ content harder to find in the rest of the world.
Parent company Meta says it is rushing to try to restore Facebook’s service in the country.
Roskomnadzor, the Russian communications authority, cited 26 cases of “discrimination” against Russian media, including recent restrictions of state-backed outlets such as RT (formerly Russia Today), Sputnik, RIA and others.
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