Roskomnadzor blocks Twitter in Russia

11:24, 05 марта 2022, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Ruslan KHARIZOV

Russian telecommunications regulator, Roskomnadzor, began to block Twitter social network in Russia. TASS reports with reference to the Federal Service of Russia.

Facebook was also blocked in Russia. The reason was the restriction of access to Russian media by the social network. It is noted that 26 such cases have been recorded since October 2020. In recent days, the social network has restricted access to the accounts of Zvezda TV channel, RIA Novosti news agency, Sputnik, Russia Today, Lenta.ru and Gazeta.ru.

Today is the 10th day of fighting in Ukraine. On February 24, 2022, the Russian President Vladimir Putin announced start of a special military operation. It was regarded in Ukraine and in the West as a full-scale invasion.

Second round of Russian-Ukrainian talks took place on March 3, 2022. The parties agreed on providing humanitarian aid to the population.