Facebook caves to Russian censorship

Post by **Gutenberg** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 2:35 pm

Facebook caves to Russian censorship, blocks page supporting Putin critic

"Facebook has blocked a page calling for a protest in support of a prominent opposition leader in Russia, apparently at the request of Vladimir Putin's government. The page was created on Friday to organize a Moscow demonstration to support Alexei Navalny, an anti-Putin blogger who has been targeted by the Russian regime since 2011, when he spearheaded widespread anti-government protests. "

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