Meta's Facebook got a partial ban from Russia's state media, and it is because the company allegedly violated the rights to free speech by its citizens on the platform. Facebook also focused on "fact-checking" posts and information by the country's users, and they aim to publish those that came from real person accounts by the citizens.
Meta Facebook Faces Partial Ban from Russian State Media
According to Russia's Roskomnadzor, Facebook allegedly banned several media and state media outlets on the platform for the information they bring online.
The restrictions affected the Russian citizen's freedom to express themselves online, and Facebook gatekeeps what is meant to roll out into the public News Feed.
According to The Verge, the next step made by the government of Russia is to partially ban or restrict Facebook's access and usage to urge Facebook into their request to remove the restrictions on its media platforms.
Roskomnadzor's statement also accused Facebook of an alleged "censorship" in the country since October 2020.
Meta: Facebook Continues Fact-Checking Info in Russia
Facebook's President for Global Affairs, Nick Clegg, tweeted the official statement by the company in response to this issue with the East Asian country. Clegg said that the company only reflects the citizen's cry for help using the Facebook and Messenger applications to convey their message online, something which Russia restricts now.
Ordinary Russians are using @Meta's apps to express themselves and organize for action. We want them to continue to make their voices heard, share what’s happening, and organize through Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger. pic.twitter.com/FjTovgslCe
— Nick Clegg (@nickclegg) February 25, 2022
Meta and Facebook's Focus on Information
Facebook prides itself on privacy and data ownership for those using social media, particularly leaving it to online users, according to its updated Privacy Center. However, the company still faces many disputes regarding this as it is something that they battled for a long time. It remains known that there are several issues regarding data and information in the platform.
BOCHUM, GERMANY - MAY 11: (BILD ZEITUNG OUT) A smartphone screen is seen with the Social Media apps tumblr, Whatsapp, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram on May 11, 2020 in Bochum, Germany.
Facebook and Instagram will soon be unavailable in the European region, and this is because there are policies which that social media cannot follow or adhere to from the countries. The company always has a problem with data and information sharing and collecting, saying that the company needs it for its processes.
Meta's focus on data and information was for verifying information and focusing on bringing the public a legitimate experience on the app, says the company. Their data collection in Russia and "publishing" only what is right and told by the real people in the country only show that it devotes itself to truth and equality as a social media platform.
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Written by Isaiah Richard
