Roskomnadzor says it is blocking Facebook in Russia, citing 26 cases of “discrimination against Russian media and information resources” since October 2020
Russia is being cut off from the rest of the online world … France 24 : Russia blocks Facebook over ‘discrimination’ of state media Brittany Bernstein / National Review : Kremlin Blocks Access to Facebook, Citing ‘Discrimination against Russian Media’ Al Jazeera : Russia blocks access to Facebook amid war with Ukraine The National : Russia blocks Facebook for 146 million citizens amid Ukraine war Katie Wermus / Newsweek : Russia Blocks Facebook, Twitter Amid Crackdown on What It Calls Dissent Adrian Weckler / independent : Russia bans Facebook as Web Summit prohibits Russian exhibitors DW.COM : Russia blocks Facebook amid war in Ukraine Business InsiderAustralia : Russia starts blocking and throttling Western tech platforms including Facebook, cutting itself off from the rest of the world's internet like ChinaNicholas Reimann / Forbes : Russia Bans Facebook And Twitter News & Guts Media : Russia Blocks Facebook To Clamp Down On Dissent Jack Phillips / theepochtimes.com : Russia Bans Access to Facebook and Twitter: Government Josh Marcus / The Independent : Russia blocks Facebook and Twitter in mounting crackdown on independent information sources Interfax-Ukraine : Russia blocks Facebook - regulator Nicole Sganga / CBS News : Russia blocks Facebook and Twitter access New York Times : Russia Blocks Facebook Inside Country, as the Kremlin Moves to Stifle Dissent Shirin Ghaffary / Vox : Russia is strengthening its censorship regime by blocking Facebook Daniel Sims / TechSpot : Russia blocks social media platforms in response to actions against state media Kris Holt / Engadget : Russia blocks access to Facebook Alex Hammer / Daily Mail : Putin blocks Facebook access in Russia and is planning to ban TikTok - as he threatens 15 years in PRISON for anyone straying from the state narrative NZ Herald : Russia Ukraine war: Russians take Ukraine nuclear plant; no radiation after fire Atlantic Council : Russian War Report: Global crackdown on Russian state-affiliated media continues as Russia blocks Facebook The Economic Times : Russia blocks Facebook, accusing it of restricting access to Russian media Morgan Meaker / Wired : Russia Blocks Facebook and Twitter in a Propaganda Standoff Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac : VPN apps top App Store downloads in Russia as local government censors internet rfob.medium.com : Russia's Shutdown of Facebook Is a Dangerous, Unprecedented Attack on Activists, Civil Society Karandeep Oberoi / MobileSyrup : Here are the big tech companies taking action against Russia Courtney Vinopal / Quartz : Russia is blocking access to Facebook and Twitter Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal : Google Suspends Advertising in Russia Ted Johnson / Deadline : CNN, ABC News And CBS News Curb Russia Broadcasts Amid Censorship Law And Media Crackdown — Update Connor Smith / Barron's Online : Russia Bans Facebook After Company Restricts State-Backed Media Sources Rob Pegoraro / PCMag : Russia Blocks Facebook for Not Giving State Media Free Rein Oliver Haslam / iMore : Russia blocks Twitter & Facebook as Putin tightens his grip on information Mashable : Russia moves to block Facebook across the entire country Brian Fung / CNN : Russia says it's blocking access to Facebook Paul Hill / Neowin : Russia's digital regulator has decided to block Facebook Andrew Paul / Input : Russia bans Facebook and Twitter, criminalizes ‘fake news’ SecurityWeek : Russia Blocks Access to Facebook Over War Chris Davies / SlashGear : Russia Just Banned Facebook Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer : Russia blocks access to Facebook, Twitter, foreign news outlets Stephanie Condon / ZDNet : Russia blocks access to Facebook Mark Scott / Politico : Russia bans Facebook Jaron Schneider / PetaPixel : Russia Has Blocked Access to Facebook and Twitter Bobby Allyn / NPR : Russia blocks access to Facebook Veronica Irwin / Protocol : Russia just blocked access to Facebook Joseph Cox / VICE : Russia Says It Will Block Facebook Nicholas Sutrich / androidcentral.com : Russia bans Facebook from operating in the country Insider : Russia shuts itself off from the world's internet Theo Wayt / New York Post : Russia blocks Facebook for ‘discrimination’ against propaganda sites Graham Cluley : Facebook is vile, but banning it in Russia is wrong Lexi Lonas / The Hill : Russia blocks country's access to Facebook Heedo Abu Laban / Appleosophy : Russia blocks Facebook as the war rages on TechRadar : Russia blocks access to Facebook and Twitter Tim De Chant / Ars Technica : Putin blocks Russians' access to Facebook, Twitter, app stores [Updated] Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch : Russia says it will block Facebook, its latest effort to control the narrative on Ukraine Jonathan Chew / The Dispatch : Putin, Propaganda, and the Politics of Censorship BuzzFeed News : Russia Said It Has Blocked Facebook Mike Masnick / Techdirt : Russia's Social Media Propaganda Campaign Is Backfiring, So It's Banning Facebook In Russia UNHCR : News Comment: 1 million refugees have fled Ukraine in a week J. Clara Chan / Hollywood Reporter : Russian Government to Block Access to Facebook David Lumb / CNET : Russia Reportedly Blocks Access to Twitter, Facebook, App Stores and News Sites Tweets: Nick Clegg / @nickclegg : On the Russian government's decision to block access to Facebook in the Russian Federation: “Soon millions of ordinary Russians will find themselves cut off from reliable information, deprived of their everyday ways of connecting with family and friends and silenced from speaking out. We will continue to do everything we can to restore our services so they remain available to people to safely and securely express themselves and organize for action.” Mathieu von Rohr / @mathieuvonrohr : Russia blocks Twitter, Facebook, BBC, Deutsche Welle, App Stores Richard Nieva / @richardjnieva : love that the press release has a share to Facebook button https://twitter.com/... Emily Bell / @emilybell : I really feel for Meta and all companies with staff and offices now under martial law in Russia. 15 years imprisonment for publishing the words ‘invasion’ etc in relation to Ukraine https://twitter.com/... Will Oremus / @willoremus : As Russia blocks Facebook, I hope people can hold in their minds the idea that Facebook can be bad and problematic in many ways along with the idea that an authoritarian regime blocking Facebook to suppress dissent amid a drive for imperial conquest is unequivocally bad. @donie : Facebook being banned by a country is a bad thing. Full stop. Van DeYolks / @vandeyolks : I despise Facebook and its associated entities with the fire of a thousand suns and acknowledge our domestic debate around speech or expression and access to/platforms for speech and expression is very frigging sticky, but I couldn't agree more. This is BAD bad. https://twitter.com/... Alex Stamos / @alexstamos : @etbrooking @LUMKatrusya Kint is a lobbyist for Fox News. There is no reason to interact with him. @lapatina_ : The goddamn irony: access was blocked for 26 accounts of “discrimination” (i.e. FB deleting RT and Sputnik disinfo) which goes against their " human rights and freedoms laws. I just can't guys Valentina Vee / @valentinavee : This ... very bad. Now the Russian people have fewer avenues to see what's really going on around the world and in Ukraine. And this not long after Zelensky asked European citizens to go to the streets in protest. Of course Putin doesn't want his people to see mass protests. https://twitter.com/... Jimmy Wales / @jimmy_wales : People should read Wikipedia. Seriously. [Link to screenshot of Facebook's Top 10] @slpng_giants : @nickclegg Laughable that you think Facebook is a “reliable information” when, at the very same time, you're giving a platform to the Kremlin's propaganda arms RT and Sputnik around the world. What an absolute joke of a statement from the largest purveyor of disinformation in the world. Emily Bell / @emilybell : These situations go so far beyond content moderation strategies, and into the territory of the hard choices of supporting a free press. This is why the commentaries this week declaring Ukraine a ‘victory’ over the ‘information war’ in Russia are premature - to put it mildly Emily Bell / @emilybell : News organisations understand and plan for such eventualities. Journalists in Russia etc operate with the utmost bravery, but with full understanding of mission and consequence. Most companies have some sort of platform or publishing attached to them, but less contingency Emily Bell / @emilybell : @boggle101 @jamesrbuk Those distinctions are irrelevant now - anyone can be caught by this @boggle101 : @emilybell @jamesrbuk It's ok FB is not a publisher right? Jesse Lehrich / @jesselehrich : I'd argue *that* was when tech cos should've mounted staunch collective resistance, appealed to int'l bodies, etc. maybe Putin would've banned them anyways. but they signed their own death warrant when they agreed to submit to Kremlin censorship demands & send staff to Russia. Jesse Lehrich / @jesselehrich : separately, platforms' failure to implement clear policies around state media years ago is infuriating. it shouldn't take a horrific war & deluge of public pressure to prompt steps like demonetizing, labeling links, & downranking content from repressive regimes' propaganda arms. Jesse Lehrich / @jesselehrich : Big Tech is in an impossible bind - one Putin's been orchestrating for months: in June, the Duma passed a law requiring US tech cos to set up offices in Russia by 2022. it gave the Kremlin new censorship powers. and leverage to threaten tech workers if platforms don't comply. Brian Fishman / @brianfishman : There's plenty of space on the calendar to point out Meta's failures. But today is not the day. Right now, many people there are working really hard to keep info flowing for everyday Russians that need it. That's important. Think of those folks today; rag on FB tomorrow. Aric Toler / @arictoler : I'm about to start blocking every person in my replies saying this is good — Zuckerberg is a dork but FB alongside Telegram are the main platforms for Russian anti-war movements, opposition figures, etc. Emerson T. Brooking / @etbrooking : Come on. There are a lot of people at Facebook who have been working very hard to write policy against Russian war propaganda while safeguarding freedom for Russian citizens. Today's news comes as a terrible blow to those efforts. Clegg's statement is good and worth sharing. https://twitter.com/... Amit Thadhani / @amitsurg : It's called tit for tat. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/... @mrkenshabby : “As if millions of pro-Brexit voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced” https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/... Dmitri Alperovitch / @dalperovitch : Russia is starting to roll out blocks for Apple and Google mobile app stores, Facebook, Twitter and a variety of foreign media sites. Blocking is not yet fully effective but I am sure they will figure it out... Great Firewall coming to RU @maxboot : Putin really really does not want his own people to know what their army is doing in Ukraine. https://twitter.com/... Ilya Lozovsky / @ichbinilya : curtain is falling https://twitter.com/... Runa Sandvik / @runasand : Russia has blocked the App Store. That means people can't install any new apps, including news and VPN solutions. I suspect this means app and software updates are blocked as well. Kevin Rothrock / @kevinrothrock : Hey, @Apple @AppStore! I work for @meduzaproject, part of Russia's last free press. The Kremlin blocked our website today, so users need our iOS app desperately. The latest update circumvents Russia's censorship, but you've been sitting on it for a week! Please approve it now! Jason Kint / @jason_kint : Remember, if you retweet Facebook PR, you're helping them spread their spin. Much better to link to independent press reports. ps just a reminder when Facebook attempts to be synonymous with “reliable information,” they blocked all news a year ago in Australia for $$$ reasons. https://twitter.com/... Kara Swisher / @karaswisher : Btw an crucial moment for @nickclegg and his new leadership position and so far he's proved better than his bosses: Russia's Internet censor says it will block access to Facebook https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Kara Swisher / @karaswisher : But not Instagram and WhatsApp? Hard to grok the strategy here except cloddish reaction: Russia's Internet censor says it will block access to Facebook https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Elizabeth Dwoskin / @lizzadwoskin : Russia says it's blocking access to FB — but NOT WhatsApp and Instagram. Both of which are much more popular in Russia than FB. The govt is trying to walk a fine line between upsetting the public too much and flexing against western tech giants. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Paul O'Shannessy / @zpao : Anybody in Russia that can confirm how the Facebook block is happening? Is it blocking specific domains or blocking all the way to DNS? eg does https://opensource.fb.com/ resolve? @mikeelgan : Translation: You can't fire me — because I quit! https://t.co/5SPiPyMEBj @jamespmcleod : we are now in the uncomfortable position where the Russian government is making Facebook seem like a source of credible information and Facebook is altogether too happy to agree https://twitter.com/... Will Oremus / @willoremus : Here's the news on Russia blocking Facebook. Worth noting that Ukraine had previously called for Facebook to withdraw from Russia voluntarily. Russia doing it unilaterally should give pause to @FedorovMykhailo et al. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... @christineburns : I lost it at ‘reliable information’... https://twitter.com/... @baybarsorsek : It will be an interesting case study for researchers to study the trade off between the circulation of ‘misinformation’ and the lack of a platform for organizing and mobilization among critical voices during war time. https://twitter.com/... @shakirov2036 : Facebook is now officially blocked in Russia. But according to RKN this is merely a response to 26 instances of Facebook blocking access to Russian media Also they say the decision have been made today (the blocking actually started around midnight) https://rkn.gov.ru/... Sarah Emerson / @sarahnemerson : Also, as noticed by @richardjnieva, Roskomnadzor's announcement that it had blocked Facebook has an option to share the annoucement to Facebook https://twitter.com/...John Goodwin / @thejohngoodwin : Right as this news broke - we were interviewing @InnaSovsun about Ukrainians using social media as a weapon in this war. @Pogue: “It appears Russia has just blocked Facebook in Russia.” @InnaSovsun: “They should block Putin next.” https://twitter.com/... @mikeisaac : Facebook's stance has been to continue providing service inside of Russia, saying they wish to support Russians who are against the war and use the services for communications during a chaotic time Also pertinent: FB just rolled out encryption on Instagram last week Sarah Emerson / @sarahnemerson : Roskomnadzor said the decision was made after at least 26 cases of “discrimination against Russian media and information resources” since October 2020. It cited Facebook's recent restriction of Kremlin-tied media RT News and Sputnik News across the EU. https://rkn.gov.ru/... @mikeisaac : Russian govt appears to be blocking Facebook entirely across the region, according to its government communications bureau, after a week of throttling the service They're claiming it's in response to “discrimination” against russian media https://rkn.gov.ru/... Alex Heath / @alexeheath : The Russian government says it is blocking all access to Facebook in the country. Move comes after the social network stopped recommending Russian state media globally and cut off monetization https://rkn.gov.ru/... @netblocks : ⚠️ Update: Facebook restrictions in #Russia have become more extensive on internet providers including Rostelecom and Beeline. The new restrictions follow the limitation of Facebook content servers on Sunday. 📰 Report: @b_nishanov : Facebook, Twitter, Meduza, BBC, any media with any independent coverage of Ukraine is shut down in Russia now. Apple Store and Google Play are down too, likely to prevent people from downloading VPNs. Russia is a prison. @200_zoka : Facebook seems blocked in Russia https://twitter.com/... See also Mediagazer
On the Russian government's decision to block access to Facebook in the Russian Federation: “Soon millions of ordinary Russians will find themselves cut off from reliable information, deprived of their everyday ways of connecting with family and friends and silenced from speaking…
I really feel for Meta and all companies with staff and offices now under martial law in Russia. 15 years imprisonment for publishing the words ‘invasion’ etc in relation to Ukraine https://twitter.com/...
As Russia blocks Facebook, I hope people can hold in their minds the idea that Facebook can be bad and problematic in many ways along with the idea that an authoritarian regime blocking Facebook to suppress dissent amid a drive for imperial conquest is unequivocally bad.
I'm about to start blocking every person in my replies saying this is good — Zuckerberg is a dork but FB alongside Telegram are the main platforms for Russian anti-war movements, opposition figures, etc.
But not Instagram and WhatsApp? Hard to grok the strategy here except cloddish reaction: Russia's Internet censor says it will block access to Facebook https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
I'd argue *that* was when tech cos should've mounted staunch collective resistance, appealed to int'l bodies, etc. maybe Putin would've banned them anyways. but they signed their own death warrant when they agreed to submit to Kremlin censorship demands & send staff to Russia.
Russia has blocked the App Store. That means people can't install any new apps, including news and VPN solutions. I suspect this means app and software updates are blocked as well.
News organisations understand and plan for such eventualities. Journalists in Russia etc operate with the utmost bravery, but with full understanding of mission and consequence. Most companies have some sort of platform or publishing attached to them, but less contingency
I despise Facebook and its associated entities with the fire of a thousand suns and acknowledge our domestic debate around speech or expression and access to/platforms for speech and expression is very frigging sticky, but I couldn't agree more. This is BAD bad. https://twitter.c…
There's plenty of space on the calendar to point out Meta's failures. But today is not the day. Right now, many people there are working really hard to keep info flowing for everyday Russians that need it. That's important. Think of those folks today; rag on FB tomorrow.
Btw an crucial moment for @nickclegg and his new leadership position and so far he's proved better than his bosses: Russia's Internet censor says it will block access to Facebook https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
separately, platforms' failure to implement clear policies around state media years ago is infuriating. it shouldn't take a horrific war & deluge of public pressure to prompt steps like demonetizing, labeling links, & downranking content from repressive regimes' propaganda arms.
Come on. There are a lot of people at Facebook who have been working very hard to write policy against Russian war propaganda while safeguarding freedom for Russian citizens. Today's news comes as a terrible blow to those efforts. Clegg's statement is good and worth sharing. http…
Russia is starting to roll out blocks for Apple and Google mobile app stores, Facebook, Twitter and a variety of foreign media sites. Blocking is not yet fully effective but I am sure they will figure it out... Great Firewall coming to RU
Hey, @Apple @AppStore! I work for @meduzaproject, part of Russia's last free press. The Kremlin blocked our website today, so users need our iOS app desperately. The latest update circumvents Russia's censorship, but you've been sitting on it for a week! Please approve it now!
Big Tech is in an impossible bind - one Putin's been orchestrating for months: in June, the Duma passed a law requiring US tech cos to set up offices in Russia by 2022. it gave the Kremlin new censorship powers. and leverage to threaten tech workers if platforms don't comply.
The goddamn irony: access was blocked for 26 accounts of “discrimination” (i.e. FB deleting RT and Sputnik disinfo) which goes against their " human rights and freedoms laws. I just can't guys
This ... very bad. Now the Russian people have fewer avenues to see what's really going on around the world and in Ukraine. And this not long after Zelensky asked European citizens to go to the streets in protest. Of course Putin doesn't want his people to see mass protests. http…
Remember, if you retweet Facebook PR, you're helping them spread their spin. Much better to link to independent press reports. ps just a reminder when Facebook attempts to be synonymous with “reliable information,” they blocked all news a year ago in Australia for $$$ reasons. ht…
These situations go so far beyond content moderation strategies, and into the territory of the hard choices of supporting a free press. This is why the commentaries this week declaring Ukraine a ‘victory’ over the ‘information war’ in Russia are premature - to put it mildly
@nickclegg Laughable that you think Facebook is a “reliable information” when, at the very same time, you're giving a platform to the Kremlin's propaganda arms RT and Sputnik around the world. What an absolute joke of a statement from the largest purveyor of disinformation in the…
Russia says it's blocking access to FB — but NOT WhatsApp and Instagram. Both of which are much more popular in Russia than FB. The govt is trying to walk a fine line between upsetting the public too much and flexing against western tech giants. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ..…
Anybody in Russia that can confirm how the Facebook block is happening? Is it blocking specific domains or blocking all the way to DNS? eg does https://opensource.fb.com/ resolve?
we are now in the uncomfortable position where the Russian government is making Facebook seem like a source of credible information and Facebook is altogether too happy to agree https://twitter.com/...
Here's the news on Russia blocking Facebook. Worth noting that Ukraine had previously called for Facebook to withdraw from Russia voluntarily. Russia doing it unilaterally should give pause to @FedorovMykhailo et al. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
It will be an interesting case study for researchers to study the trade off between the circulation of ‘misinformation’ and the lack of a platform for organizing and mobilization among critical voices during war time. https://twitter.com/...
Facebook is now officially blocked in Russia. But according to RKN this is merely a response to 26 instances of Facebook blocking access to Russian media Also they say the decision have been made today (the blocking actually started around midnight) https://rkn.gov.ru/...
Also, as noticed by @richardjnieva, Roskomnadzor's announcement that it had blocked Facebook has an option to share the annoucement to Facebook https://twitter.com/...
Right as this news broke - we were interviewing @InnaSovsun about Ukrainians using social media as a weapon in this war. @Pogue: “It appears Russia has just blocked Facebook in Russia.” @InnaSovsun: “They should block Putin next.” https://twitter.com/...
Facebook's stance has been to continue providing service inside of Russia, saying they wish to support Russians who are against the war and use the services for communications during a chaotic time Also pertinent: FB just rolled out encryption on Instagram last week
Roskomnadzor said the decision was made after at least 26 cases of “discrimination against Russian media and information resources” since October 2020. It cited Facebook's recent restriction of Kremlin-tied media RT News and Sputnik News across the EU. https://rkn.gov.ru/...
Russian govt appears to be blocking Facebook entirely across the region, according to its government communications bureau, after a week of throttling the service They're claiming it's in response to “discrimination” against russian media https://rkn.gov.ru/...
The Russian government says it is blocking all access to Facebook in the country. Move comes after the social network stopped recommending Russian state media globally and cut off monetization https://rkn.gov.ru/...
⚠️ Update: Facebook restrictions in #Russia have become more extensive on internet providers including Rostelecom and Beeline. The new restrictions follow the limitation of Facebook content servers on Sunday. 📰 Report:
Following Google, Meta has paused all ads targeting people in Russia and shut down its ad platform to companies based in Russia. https://twitter.com/...
They deserve ZERO credit for this move, as other platforms have already done it, but also because RUSSIA ALREADY SHUT DOWN FACEBOOK! This is the ultimate “you can't break up with me, I'm breaking up with you” scenario. You can't get kudos when you can't even do this shit anyway!
Uhm. For a week Facebook allowed ads with false information to run wild in Russia Last night they were completely blocked from Russia for an unrelated reason (gov't censorship) This decision literally means nothing now https://twitter.com/...
For some bizarre reason Facebook decided that “ads targeting people in Russia will be paused.” This comes a day after Facebook was blocked in Russia which basically renders the decision meaningless Yet, I can confirm that so far ads haven't been paused https://twitter.com/... htt…
CONFIRMED: @meta (Facebook) has shut down all targeted ads to Russian citizens and closed its platform to companies based in Russia. https://twitter.com/...
WTF Cogent? Cutting Russians off from internet access cuts them from off from sources of independent news and the ability to organize anti-war protests. Don't do Putin's dirty work for him. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
This move by Cogent is misguided. Cutting the Russian people off from the global internet harms those who seek to obtain and share truth. Including many Wikpedians contributing to the page about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, despite govt threats. https://t.co/sBPQfXe8Nz https://t…
Updating with CEO comment to @craigtimberg: “Our goal is not to hurt anyone. It's just to not empower the Russian government to have another tool in their war chest.” https://twitter.com/...
This seems counterproductive. The Internet is the only way Russians can get any factual information or mobilize protests. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
This won't cut them off from the internet, but this is going to degrade performance across Russia. There are only a handful of Tier 1 providers, or near Tier 1 providers, something like two dozen in total. If even a few more follow some services will be unusable. https://twitter.…
We are also receiving reports that app stores are being blocked and throttled in Russia. We condemn these shutdowns. They are hurting people's ability to fight and resist Russian state violence. #KeepitOn https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... #UkraineUnderAttack
I remember when Dmitry Medvedev visited the Twitter office in 2010 for the launch of Twitter in 🇷🇺. My late wife, very 🇬🇧 and much, much braver than me, urged me to ask him what right they had to dump radioactive polonium all over London. Wish I had. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/…
I wrote HUMAN FOREVER so people could catch up—before it's too late—on why and how we find ourselves engulfed in the digital politics of spiritual war. Time is pressing, but it's still not too late. https://twitter.com/...
“Facebook & sister platform Instagram have removed Russia Today (RT) & Sputnik from their output in the European Union this week & did the same w/ UK on Friday, which drew an immediate response from the Russian communications regulator” - Facebook and Twitter shows Putin weakness…
For anyone listening, and I know you're not, this is what an actual “violation of my First Amendment rights” looks like. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ...
Can't wait for the “they're just defending free speech” hot takes on this, anyone wants to volunteer writing a thinkpiece? DHH? https://twitter.com/...
Also the Russian “Duma” signed a new law today, saying that spreading “fake news” about russian soldiers can lead to being imprisoned for up to 15 years. The definition of “fake news” includes: Ukrainian cities are under attack, death of civilians and approval of sanctions. https…