Latvian news site Medusa has also claimed that many readers in Russia couldn’t access the publication’s website. Meanwhile, Facebook executive Nick Chegg also, said the social network refused to give in to Russian demands that it stop fact-checking and labelling content posted by a media outlet.
“Yesterday, Russian authorities ordered us to stop the independent fact-checking and labelling of content posted on Facebook by four Russian state-owned media organizations,” said Chegg. We refused. As a result, they have announced they will restrict the use of our services.
The reason behind the move is unknown, but it can only be assumed that the Russian government is trying to push its own propaganda by cutting off access to news and opinions from other parts of the world.
On platforms like Twitter, where world leaders, news publications and general people all have their opinion to share, many have been vocal about their views against Putin, Russia’s actions and war in general.
The reason behind the move is unknown, but it can only be assumed that the Russian government is trying to push its own propaganda by cutting off access to news and opinions from other parts of the world.
On platforms like Twitter, where world leaders, news publications and general people all have their opinion to share, many have been vocal about their views against Putin, Russia’s actions and war in general.
Tech companies have been blocking their products and services through the past week in Russia during the country’s ongoing crisis with Ukraine. However, in a new update, Russia has now decided to reportedly block access to platforms like Twitter and Facebook in the country.
A number of news organizations and social media sites apart from Twitter and Facebook have been blocked in the country, as reported by various media personnel. Der Spiegel reporter Mathieu von Ruhr also tweeted about the blocking of Twitter, Facebook and news organizations BBC and Deutsche Welle. Check it below. Ukraine says Russian forces seize Zaporizhzhia nuclear .
Plant Russian military forces have seized the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine's southeast, a local authority said on Friday."Operational personnel are monitoring the condition of power units," it said on social media, adding that the efforts sought to ensure the operations were in line with safety requirements.Ukraine has said Russian forces attacked the plant in the early hours of Friday, setting an adjacent five-story training facility on fire.
A military adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Reuters Thursday that over 7,000 Russian servicemen have been killed since the start of the invasion, while hundreds have been taken prisoner, including senior officers.
Ukraine’s defense ministry has claimed that Russia has also lost 14 airplanes, eight helicopters, 102 tanks, 536 armed vehicles, 15 heavy machine guns and one BUK missile.
Military experts have gone on record to say that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has encountered unforeseen setbacks, even as Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted that the war was going according to plan.Since Russia launched an assault on Ukraine last week, photos and videos have been popping up online of apparently abandoned Russian military vehicles around the invaded country. Ukrainians claim these were left behind by Russian soldiers who were captured or fled the war.
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A number of photos and videos of charred and destroyed Russian military vehicles, from armoured personnel carriers to tanks, have also surfaced. There have been several reports that “demoralized” Russian soldiers invading Ukraine have surrendered, often without a fight.
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