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Russia starts blocking and throttling Western tech platforms including Facebook, cutting itself off from the rest of the world’s internet like China

March 5, 2022
Source: businessinsider.nl businessinsider.nl
News Snapshot:
- Russia's tech regulator decided to block Facebook, alleging "discrimination." - Facebook's Nick Clegg said move is about keeping Russians "cut off" from information and activism. - The social-media platform is working to restore services in the country, Clegg said. Russia is beginning to block or limit access to Western technology platforms, including Facebook, cutting itself and its citizens off from the rest of the world's internet in drastic fashion as the Ukraine invasion intensifies and criticism increases. The moves are similar to what's been done by China in recent years and is another blow to the dream of a...
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