Russia partially restricts Facebook access, accusing it of censoring some state-run media
Russia's media regulator said Friday it would move to “partially restrict access” to Facebook after it said the platform had limited official accounts of four Russian media outlets, according to a statement translated from Russian to English.
The regulator, Roskomnadzor, claimed Facebook had “restricted the official accounts” of four Russian media outlets that are state-owned or state-affiliated: Zvezda TV channel, RIA Novosti news agency, Lenta.ru and Gazeta.ru.
Roskomnadzor said Facebook's actions violated federal law and that its owner, Meta, ignored a request from the agency to remove the restrictions.
The agency added that it “has recorded 23 cases of such censorship of Russian media and internet resources by Facebook” since October 2020.
Roskomnadzor said its actions followed an agreement by the Prosecutor General's Office and Ministry of Foreign Affairs “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.”
It was not immediately clear what the restrictions would entail. A spokesperson for the Russian embassy in Washington, D.C., did not immediately respond to a request for more details.
A Facebook spokesperson also did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
根据一份俄文翻译成英文的声明，俄罗斯媒体监管机构周五表示，在表示该平台限制了四家俄罗斯媒体的官方账户后，它将“部分限制访问”Facebook。 监管机构 Roskomnadzor 声称 Facebook 已经“限制了”四家俄罗斯国有或国家附属媒体的官方账户：Zvezda TV 频道、RIA Novosti 通讯社、Lenta.ru 和 Gazeta.ru。
Roskomnadzor 表示，Facebook 的行为违反了联邦法律，其所有者 Meta 无视该机构提出的取消限制的要求。
该机构补充说，自 2020 年 10 月以来，它“已记录了 23 起 Facebook 对俄罗斯媒体和互联网资源进行此类审查的案例”。
Roskomnadzor 表示，其行动是在总检察长办公室和外交部达成协议后“承认社交网络 Facebook 参与了对基本人权和自由以及俄罗斯公民权利和自由的侵犯”。
目前尚不清楚这些限制将带来什么。俄罗斯驻华盛顿特区大使馆的发言人没有立即回应要求提供更多细节的请求。
Facebook 发言人也没有立即回应置评请求。
