Facebook hits out at Russia blocking its platforms and "reliable information" - BBC News

Facebook has hit out at a ban on its platforms introduced in Russia on Friday amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Russia's communications regulator said the ban was a response to restrictions placed on its media there.

It said there had been 26 cases of "discrimination" against Russian media by Facebook since October 2020.

Facebook's President of Global Affairs, Nick Clegg, said that "soon millions of ordinary Russians will find themselves cut off from reliable information".