Earlier Friday, the Russian communications regulator announced that it was "limiting access" to Facebook, which it accused of censorship and restrictions imposed on four Russian media, amid the Russian army's invasion of Ukraine.
Nick Clegg indicated that the platform carried out "fact-checking" on the information published by these media.
Facebook reports, if applicable, that a third-party auditor, approved by the platform but independent, has found questionable information in the article or video.
"Yesterday, Russian authorities ordered us to stop fact-checking and reporting content posted by four Russian state-controlled media outlets," Nick Clegg wrote.
"We refused. As a result, they announced that they would restrict access to our services."
The invasion of Ukraine was the occasion for an outbreak of fake news on the internet, in particular on social networks, a phenomenon that has become recurrent with each outbreak of war or conflict.
"Russians are using Meta's apps to express themselves and organize actions," wrote the former British deputy prime minister, now vice-president of the tech giant, from his Twitter account.
“We want them to continue to be heard,” he continued, “to share what is happening and organize through Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger,” the group's platforms.
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