Facebook blocks Russian advertisers worldwide

03/06/2022 at 09:22

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The Russian advertisers yes cannot create or post ads on Facebook “nowhere in the world”, not even in their country of origin, according to the social network. The website has also suspended all ads targeting people in Russia, “due to the difficulties of operating in Russia at the moment.”

This is just the latest move Facebook has taken following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Shortly after the attacks began, blocked Russian state media from running ads on its platform, before restricting access to RT and Sputnik in Ukraine and throughout the European Union. A few days later, Facebook began to downgrade media pages and any posts linking to them on its main website and on Instagram..

In response to the restriction of access to the state media by the social network, the Russian telecoms regulator Roskomnadzor blocked Facebook in the countryalthough Instagram and WhatsApp are still available.

The agency had already blocked access to the website when Those responsible for Facebook refused to stop verifying data from state media at his request. In a statement issued after Roskomnadzor completely blocked Facebook, Meta’s president of global affairs, Nick Clegg, explained that the company “will continue to do everything possible to restore [sus] services to continue to be available for people to express themselves safely and organize for action.

According to a report by the independent Russian news agency Interfax, Russia also recently blocked Twitter in the country.

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