Meta executive warns Russia is cutting citizens off 'from reliable information' by blocking Facebook

Meta President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg is out with a statement following the Russian government's Friday decision to officially block access to Facebook, owned by Meta, amid the Moscow-led invasion of neighboring Ukraine.

"Soon millions of ordinary Russians will find themselves cut off from reliable information, deprived of their everyday ways of connecting with family and friends and silenced from speaking out," Clegg said of Russia's decision. "We will continue to do everything we can to restore our services to they remain available to people to safely and securely express themselves and organize for action."

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Brigid Kennedy

Brigid Kennedy worked at The Week from 2021 to 2023 as a staff writer, junior editor and then story editor, with an interest in U.S. politics, the economy and the music industry.