Facebook’s block policy accused of facilitating pro-Kremlin trolls
by Dmitry Volchek for RFE/RL, part of the New East ne from Technology | The Guardian on (#BJR4)
Prominent bloggers claim their accounts are being routinely blocked after orchestrated complaints from Russia's cyber army. RFE/RL report
A growing number of Russian and Ukrainian Facebook users have had their accounts temporarily suspended over spurious accusations which they say have been logged by pro-Kremlin users upset by the political views they have expressed.
Russian journalist and blogger Ostap Karmodi has decided to take against stand against what he says is a growing problem. He has started a petition on Change.org asking Facebook to unblock "all Russian and Ukrainian user accounts which were blocked during the last several weeks".
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