Kremlin protests Meta's blocking of Russian media

Meta has blocked the accounts of several Russian media outlets on its platform, including broadcaster RT, media group Rossiya Segodnya and other Russian media networks.

Meta accuses these media of interfering in the internal processes of Western countries, which Russia denies. Earlier, the US administration used the same excuse to sanction Russian media.

RT News' Facebook page is unavailable after Meta banned RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other Russian media networks from its platform.

According to him, the company's decision "is an act of complete discrediting of Meta… Such selective actions against Russian media are unacceptable. We consider this a very negative action," the spokesman pointed out.

Meta owns Facebook and Instagram, social networks that are also banned in Russia. However, Russian media channels still operate on these platforms outside Russia. "This complicates the prospects of normalizing our relations with Meta," Peskov concluded of Meta's decision.

The US State Department is also tightening rules for working with the Rossiya Segodnya media group, RIA Novosti, RT, TV-Novosti, Ruptly and Sputnik. Since 2022, Western countries have introduced about 150 different restrictions on Russian media and journalists, according to official statistics from the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Hoang Hai (according to TASS, Reuters)

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