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Russia to block Facebook, a major escalation in the information battle

Russian President Vladimir Putin is putting his information crackdown into a new gear.

Tribune News Service

Meta, SoftBank Backed Indian Startup Targets IPO; Exploring Indian and US Exchanges

Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:FB) and SoftBank Group Corp's (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF) Vision Fund 2 backed Indian startup, Meesho, looks to go public in early 2023, Reuters reports. The Bengaluru-based social commerce platform is rooting for a listing by the end of 2022. Meesho is evaluating both Indian and U.S. exchanges. Resellers on the company's…

Benzinga

Russia 'blocks Facebook for its 146 million citizens' amid Ukraine invasion

The country’s communications watchdog has accused the platform of “cases of discrimination against Russian media”

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Putin restricts access to Twitter as Russia launches information war against Ukraine

Russian state communications regulator Roskomnadzor has restricted access to Twitter hours after it blocked Facebook in a major escalation amid the ongoing confrontation between big tech and the Kremlin

Daily Mirror

Russia-Ukraine war updates: Ukraine and Russia trade blame for trapped residents trying to flee fighting

Russia and Ukraine are blaming each other for a failure to provide safe passage to civilians fleeing two cities besieged and bombarded by Russian forces. Look back on the latest updates from March 5.

ABC News

Russia blocks access to Facebook and Twitter

Move to block Facebook and Twitter comes as the Russian government passed a bill the criminalizes ‘fake’ reports against the war

The Guardian - US

Man’s Desperate Message Scrawled In Snow Was Spotted By Rescuers In Helicopter

A solo homesteader survived three weeks in Alaska's harsh winter conditions after a fire took everything he had.

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Russia bans Facebook and Twitter, criminalizes 'fake news'

The sweeping censorship would be the most dramatic escalation of information hampering yet.

Input

Putin’s crackdown on dissent: Moscow blocks BBC and Facebook over Ukraine war

The blocks on foreign media came as Nobel Peace Prize-winning Russian editor says he will remove material on the war

The Independent UK

Ukraine invasion: Russia blocks access to Facebook for its 146 million citizens

Sir Nick Clegg, vice president of global affairs at Facebook’s parent company Meta, has spoken out against the decision.

The Independent UK

Russia blocks access to Facebook

It's part of a greater effort by Russia to silence dissent.

Axios

Russia blocks Facebook and Twitter in mounting crackdown on independent information sources

Russia also cracking down on independent media inside country

The Independent UK

Meet the 'untrainable' Jack Russell with a split personality

A canine behaviourist has had to admit defeat with her 'untrainable' dog

Wales Online

The cloud over commercial real estate lingers

While landlords juggle, corporate leaders world over wonder how much real estate they really need after the pandemic.

Al Jazeera

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Nottingham Post

Dad's Facebook Marketplace warning after PlayStation 5 stolen by would-be buyer

He was selling the console to go towards household bills

Tribune News Service

Putin propaganda machine undercut by social media blackout

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine dredged up concerns that the country’s aggression would extend to social media, and that the Kremlin’s long-running campaign to use the internet to stir doubt and division in democracies would confuse public opinion on the war.

Benzinga

Airbnb Suspends Operations In Russia, Belarus

Home rental company Airbnb Inc (NASDAQ:ABNB) suspended its operations in Russia and Belarus, CEO Brian Chesky tweeted. Multiple U.S. conglomerates aligned with sanctions on Russia by restricting their services post its invasion of Ukraine. The conglomerates include Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB), Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL), Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google followed by the likes of Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX), Spotify Technology S.A. (NYSE: SPOT) and many more.…

Irish Mirror

Limerick firefighters pay tribute to their Ukrainian counterparts amid the battle against Russia

The emergency service group posted the powerful message to their Facebook page, alongside images of their Ukrainian counterparts in action.

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Bristol Post

Bristol charity issues warning to people sending items to Ukraine

Aid Box Community, which provides 'support, supplies and sanctuary' to refugees in Bristol, has taken to Facebook to share photos of wasted clothes at a refugee camp

Asharq Al-Awsat

Facebook, Multiple Media Sites Partially Down in Russia

Facebook and multiple media websites were partially inaccessible in Russia on Friday, as authorities crack down on critical voices and fighting rages in Ukraine. AFP journalists in Moscow were not able to access Facebook, as well as the sites of media outlets Meduza, Deutsche Welle, RFE-RL and the BBC's Russian-language…

Daily Mirror

Access to Facebook and BBC 'blocked' in Russia as Putin continues invasion of Ukraine

Russia appears to have blocked access to Facebook and the BBC in its country amid fears that Vladimir Putin is preventing people from seeing Western coverage of the Ukraine invasion

ABC News

Pakistan's Imam-Ul-Haq, Azhar Ali dominate Australia on opening day of historic Test in Rawalpindi

Australia endures a gruelling day in the field while Pakistan's top order takes charge of the first day of the first Test in Rawalpindi.

Reuters

Russian law on 'fake news' prompts media to halt reporting as websites blocked

Russia blocked Facebook and some other websites on Friday and passed a law that gave Moscow much stronger powers to crack down on independent journalism, prompting the BBC, Bloomberg and other foreign media to suspend reporting in the country.

France 24

As it happened: Russia blocks Facebook and restricts Twitter access, stifling war coverage

Russia on Friday blocked Facebook and restricted access to Twitter as part of efforts to muffle dissent over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine are set to hold a third round of the talks over the weekend as an attack on a nuclear plant in Ukraine triggered widespread condemnations.

The Times of India

Andhra Pradesh: Men pose as women on Facebook, dupe man of Rs 27 lakh

VISAKHAPATNAM: An employee of Atchutapuram Special Economic Zone (SEZ) was cheated of 27 lakh by men posing as women on Facebook. Atchutapuram cops acted swiftly and caught the accused persons in Delhi. The accused were identified as Nidhiskan Chinni of Manipur, and Arjun and Nakul Chatri of Sikkim.

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