Russia is planning to block Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube because they are censoring pro-Kremlin media. The country's lawmakers claim that the United States social media and video platform giants are discriminating against Russian content.
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According to Independent UK, the lawmakers announced their upcoming plan on Thursday, Nov. 19. They said that they will block any services that will censor the country's local media content.
Russia's new legislation was reportedly granting authorities conditional powers. This means that the lawmakers will now have the ability to block the access of the tech giant sites, either partially or fully.
Proposing MPs said they had been moved to act following complaints about "facts of censorship" from US technology providers. The new bill has a high chance to pass since Kremlin already provided its public support.
Russia needs new ways of counteracting 'censhorship'
Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that he believe that Moscow needed new ways of counteracting western technology's censorship. He gave his statement during his daily briefing with the local journalists.
"Of course, this requires careful study," he said via Independent UK.
"I think that in the process of debating the draft law we will find the right mechanism," the spokesman added.
Facebook previous took down Russian operation
The Washington Post previously reported that Facebook had indeed took down Russian operation. However, the social media giant did to act against a small network of accounts and pages that directed users to a fake left-wing news sites called Peace Data.
The fake accounts and pages were removed after they were discovered recruiting U.S. journalists to release articles critical of Democratic nominee Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala D. Harris, Biden's running partner.
Facebook announced that it identified two pages and 13 fake accounts. The company said that it was able to remove these fake sites before they even gathered a large audience. The social media platform added that its decision simply shows its growing efficiency at targeting foreign disinformation operations before the 2020 election.
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Written by: Giuliano de Leon.
