Setback;
russia regulates
facebook, controls WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram.Russia's
government has cracked down on
social media, including
facebook, amid growing anti-war sentiment.The move comes amid allegations that
facebook is regulating the Russian media.
Other
social media outlets, including WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram, have also reportedly been restricted.
Russian sources say, Meta, Facebook's parent company, has violated the fundamental human rights and freedoms of Russian citizens. Meta has responded to the action.
Former
british Deputy
prime minister and Meteorological Vice President Nick Clegg have revealed that
russia has asked to suspend independent fact-checking through social media. Nick pointed out that the contents of the four Russian-controlled
news outlets, along with their contents, needed to be stopped.
Russia's anti-war protests as more Russian troops infiltrate
ukraine Thousands gathered in Nevsky Prospect and Moscow, the main streets of St. Petersburg, under the slogan No to War. More than 1,400
people were arrested yesterday for protesting with anti-war slogans.
Russia is against the war, and
ukraine is not our enemy. '' I have no words, I feel uneasy.What to say? We are powerless. It hurts, "said one girl, who took part in the protest.
A woman came to the protest with balloons in the colors of the Ukrainian flag.'I was ashamed and bowed this morning. That is why they are participating in the protest. I did not expect anything to change, 'said one young man.Police warned that this was an illegal protest and that participants could face
arrest and further action. Thousands took part in the protest despite warnings. Every warm-up to face protests, all warm-ups were rumored. Thousands of
people were arrested by force.
The petition was signed by journalists condemning the Russian action in Ukraine.
Municipal deputies in cities such as Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Samara wrote openly to the
people not to support the war: "We, the people's elected representatives, unconditionally condemn the Russian military's attack on Ukraine.This is cruelty without parallel.
There is no justification, ”the
letter said.