Facebook Shuts Down Largest Russian-Language Media Page With ‘No Explanation’

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Facebook has apparently suspended the account of a popular Russian-state media outlet without explanation.

RT tweeted on Monday that Facebook shut down the RT page in Russian ‘without any explanation. 

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‘The page has more than 2 million followers, making it one of the largest Russian-language media pages on Facebook.

‘We expect a response from the customer service team,’ the outlet said.

The RT page in English, however, still seems to be working. 

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The move comes nearly one year after Meta Platforms — the parent company of Facebook — announced that it would restrict access to RT on all of its platforms across the European Union.

Nick Clegg said in a Twitter post at the time that the social media company received requests from a number of governments and the European Union to take steps to limit Russian-state media on its outlets following its invasion of Ukraine.

He said the site would continue working closely with governments on the issue.