(ANSA) – ROME, MAY 11 – The pro-Russian republics of Lugansk and Donetsk in eastern Ukraine have announced that they have blocked access to Facebook and Instagram. The Guardian reports this, stating that the move aligns these republics with Russian policy towards social networks. “Access to the information resources of the American company Meta, which allows appeals to violence against Russian-speaking users on its social networks, has already been blocked – said the ministry of communications of the republic of Donetsk -. In light of that, access to the social networks Facebook and Instagram is blocked on the territory of the republic “. (HANDLE).
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