Russia's leading internet providers have restricted access to Twitter and Facebook
Twitter, YouTube and and Facebook respond and Russia sites attacked Michael L Hicks / Android Central : Ukraine has helped the tech industry, but Big Tech hasn't helped Ukraine Tweets: @rmac18 : From inside Meta/Facebook: an internal update says that Russian internet service providers have slowed down Instagram and Facebook. Videos are being affected. So far the company has seen no effect on WhatsApp. @netblocks : ⚠️ Confirmed: Facebook content servers are now restricted on #Russia's leading internet providers; the incident comes shortly after the restriction of Twitter as Russia clashes with social media companies over the invasion of Ukraine 📉 📰 Report: https://netblocks.org/... https://twitter.com/... @polinaivanovva : In Russia, a planned partial Facebook shutdown; Twitter appears to be shut in Moscow too; media watchdog on a warpath against any media reporting anything from non-state sources about this conflict. Russia is being cut off from the truth https://twitter.com/... Alex Stamos / @alexstamos : 1) It's appropriate for American companies to pick sides in geopolitical conflicts, and this should be an easy call. 2) A more neutral standard would be to block state media from countries that block your platform. In either case, the RT Cinematic Universe should be banned. https://t.co/MCMEGggvQa @carnage4life : I believe social media will be the root of Putin's defeat in Ukraine. The world being able to see events from the Ukrainians without the sanitization of BBC/CNN news reports is building an unprecedented level@of support. Both boosting Ukrainian morale & forcing US/EU to act. Maria Sarungi Tsehai / @mariastsehai : 😑😑 Russia is loosing the social media war! Now it is restricting Twitter! 🙄 https://twitter.com/... Frank Bajak / @fbajak : Russian authorities also severely restricted access to @Twitter in the federation, says NetBlocks. The Twitter and Facebook restrictions can be circumvented inside Russia using VPN software, just as users do in mainland China. https://netblocks.org/... Don Moynihan / @donmoyn : Pariah state shutting down social media, leaving them increasingly dependent on state TV and Tucker Carlson https://twitter.com/... Casey Newton / @caseynewton : Tech co's have to stay on alert for viral garbage, of course, especially as Russian state media gets deplatformed and Putin has to rely on ‘organic’ posts. In the meantime, though, social media has mostly struck me as a force multiplier for Ukraine and pro-democracy efforts. @arzugeybulla : Didn't think I will be sharing something good that Facebook has done two days in a row. For the context FB restricted access to four Russian media outlets yesterday for misinformation. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/... @slpng_giants : Russia has now slowed down Facebook, but Facebook won't remove Russian propaganda outlets. @meta. Profile in courage. https://twitter.com/... Evan Greer / @evan_greer : In case anyone was wondering why net neutrality still matters https://twitter.com/... Mark Scott / @markscott82 : So many unanswered questions from @YouTube's statement on Russian propaganda. Which channels are getting de-monetized? Given that this isn't about money, how are they stopping the spread of this content? If head of RT is sanctioned, why are these channels allowed on platform? https://twitter.com/... Phumzile Van Damme / @zilevandamme : “Internet connectivity watchers at NetBlocks say there is a total or near-total restriction on Twitter in Russia. NetBlocks said Facebook and Instagram weren't “observably restricted per our metrics, certainly not to the extent Twitter is at present”. https://www.bbc.com/... @newukrainenews : Google ads itself to the growing list of major tech companies taking Russia offline: https://www.reuters.com/... Sara Fischer / @sarafischer : NEW: Google now banning Russian state media from monetization, per spox: “In response to the war in Ukraine, we are pausing Google monetization of Russian state-funded media across our platforms. We're actively monitoring new developments and will take further steps if necessary” https://twitter.com/... See also Mediagazer