Facebook says penalized by Russia after refusing to halt fact-checkers

By AFP 25 February 2022, 9:15 pm

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Facebook employees take a photo with the company's new name and logo outside its headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., on Thursday, October 28, 2021, after the company announced that it is changing its name to Meta Platforms Inc. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

Facebook’s parent company Meta says that Russia will hit its services with restrictions after the social media giant refused authorities’ order to stop fact-checkers and content warning labels on its platforms.

“Ordinary Russians are using our apps to express themselves and organize for action,” Meta’s Nick Clegg says in a statement. “We want to continue to make their voices heard.”