Russia: Roskomnadzor blocks access to Facebook due to censorship allegations
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Roskomnadzor blocks access to Facebook due to censorship allegations
On 4 March 2022, the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) announced that it is blocking access to Facebook in the Russian Federation. Roskomnadzor claimed that Meta, previously Facebook, limited access to Russian media and information resources, citing around 26 registered cases since October 2020, including RIA Novosti, Sputnik, Russia Today, the Lenta.ru and Gazeta.ru. Furthermore, Roskomnadazor noted that restricting access to Russian media represents a violation of Federal law No. 272-FZ as it limits the users' freedom to access information on foreign Internet platforms.
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Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
User speech right
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
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2022-02-24
under deliberation
2022-02-25
in force
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Type
Private organisation
Economic activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Category
Firm-specific
Policy change by business practice
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user content: any format: hosting (any form)
Regulatory tool
Content takedown prohibition
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