Russia restricts citizens' access to Facebook The Russian government has partially blocked users in Russia's access to Facebook, claiming that the social network has restricted the accounts of four Russian media outlets, according to a statement issued by Roskomnadzor, Russia's communications and information technology regulator, which said Facebook violates the rights and freedoms of Russian citizens to express their opinions, and that it has recorded 32 censorship cases on social media sites since October 2020.
Russia's main telecommunications and information technology regulator said it had asked meta management, which owns Facebook, to remove restrictions it had imposed on Facebook on some official accounts, as well as explain why such accounts were restricted, but Meta ignored the authority's requests. . While Russia has not explained how Facebook has been partially blocked, it has restricted access to the site or made it difficult to access the social network through Internet service providers, and Russian authorities have not disclosed whether this is the case, the same rules will also apply to WhatsApp. It is also owned by Meta or not.
How did Facebook respond to Russia's claims and its decision to withhold?
In response to Russian allegations and its decision to restrict access to Facebook, Nabek Clegg, president of Meta Global Affairs, said the company refused to comply with requests from the Russian government, which it said related to the suspension of fact-checking and content classification. Four Russian state-owned media organizations posted on Facebook.
Nick Clegg added that ordinary Russian citizens use Meta services and apps to express themselves and that the company always wants to continue to communicate their voices and share what is happening via Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger.
Earlier this week, Russia began an official war aimed at occupying its neighbor Ukraine through a massive offensive involving several Ukrainian cities, with the aim of taking control of the Ukrainian capital Kiev and regime change after political skirmishes in recent weeks.
Ukrainian deputy prime minister calls on Apple to ban services in Russia
Mikhailo Fedorov, Ukraine's minister of digital transformation, called on Apple CEO Tim Cook to ban Russian citizens from entering the App Store in an official letter he said he sent to the CEO of the U.S. giant that produces iPhone, iPad and Mac, a copy of which was also posted via his official Twitter account.
In his letter to Tim Cook, which he posted on his Twitter account, Fedorov appealed for a halt to supplying users in Russia with Apple services and products, including blocking access to the App Store, and called on the company to support U.S. government sanctions. package against Russia after a comprehensive military offensive aimed at occupying Ukraine.
In his letter to Tim Cook, the Ukrainian minister said that Russia carried out a deceptive and outrageous attack against Ukraine, adding that the Russian army attacked residential neighborhoods, kindergartens and hospitals in the heart of Europe with cruise missiles, and that this was blocked. Apple's services and products (including the iPhone 13, iPad Pro and Mac Pro 2021) can motivate young people and active residents of Russia to protest Russia's war on Ukraine.
Apple CEO Tim Cook confirms support for citizens in Ukraine
Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a tweet on his official Twitter account commenting on the Russian-Ukrainian war that he was concerned about the situation in Ukraine, adding that the company is doing its utmost to support its team in Ukraine, stressing the support of Ukrainian citizens, but did not disclose any details of the ways of support, and Cook said he joins all those who call for peace and stop the war.
Russian forces are trying to take control of the Ukrainian capital Kev in the coming days, after more than 50,000 Russian troops entered Ukraine, according to Pentagon estimates. Russian forces took control of the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster earlier last Thursday, February 24, 2022, raising concerns about radioactive waste that still exists, and the U.S. government issued a wide range of sanctions against Russia in response to Ukraine's military law, including measures preventing Apple and other U.S. companies from providing services to the Russian military or defense ministry.
Apple has not responded to the demands of the Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister, and the U.S. company is known to have not commented on most of its media affairs.
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