In Russia, there were problems accessing the Russian site of the BBC; similar difficulties are also experienced by, for example, Radio Liberty or Deutsche Welle and social networks, including Facebook, the British service said on Friday.
“Blocking services report problems accessing the BBC Russian site in Russia. The bbc.com domain is not in the register of banned sites of Roskomnadzor (the state regulator of the media and the Internet in Russia), ”BBC Russian reports.
“Problems with access in Russia appeared with other sites and services. There is information that Facebook and Google Play, Meduza, Deutsche Welle and Radio Liberty have become unavailable or partially unavailable,” reports BBC Russian.
Meduza and Radio Liberty are services entered into the register of “foreign agents” in Russia. According to Globalcheck, a website that tracks internet censorship in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the availability of the BBC Russian site in Russia is currently 17%. normal availability. According to the website, Twitter also has limited availability.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that the BBC is being used to undermine information about Russia’s domestic political and security situation.