Russia blocks access to Facebook and Twitter for its 146 million citizens

Russia has blocked access to Facebook for its 144 million citizens amid the Ukraine invasion, a state regulator has said (PA)

Russia has blocked access to Facebook and Twitter for its 146 million citizens amid the Ukraine invasion, a state regulator has said.

The country’s communications watchdog, Roskomnadzor, said the social media platform was blocked on day nine of the war due to “cases of discrimination against Russian media”.