Moscow blocks Facebook, criminalises 'fake news' on Army; BBC, CNN suspend ops in Russia

Russian media regulator Roskomnadzor has blocked Facebook, the world’s largest social-media platform by number of users, in the latest broadside against freedom of information in the country as the Kremlin seeks to control the narrative about its war in Ukraine. Roskomnadzor said the decision blocked Facebook in Russia and that there had been "26 instances of discrimination toward Russian media" by Facebook since October 2020. The regulator's move to block Facebook, which has more than 2.9 billion monthly active users globally, including tens of million in Russia, further isolates the country from the rest of the world. Western governments have largely cut Russia off from their financial systems since its invasion of Ukraine, while dozens of Western firms have announced they are withdrawing from the country. Watch this video for more.