The Russian government is blocking Facebook in the country as part of a broad effort to silence dissent and limit information about its invasion of 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,” said Nick Clegg, vice president of global affairs at Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. “We will continue to do everything we can to restore our services so they remain available to people safely and securely express themselves and organizing for action.” Meta is the first U.S. tech giant to be prohibited in the country. The move marks an escalation from Russia’s earlier tactic of slowing down social media services to make them harder and more frustrating to use. The government has also enacted a new law that could result in 15 years in prison for spreading “false” information about the military. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm Subscribe to our newest channel Quicktake Explained: https://bit.ly/3iERrup Bloomberg Quicktake brings you live global news and original shows spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. To watch complete coverage on Bloomberg Quicktake 24/7, visit http://www.bloomberg.com/qt/live, or watch on Apple TV, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV and Android TV on the Bloomberg app. Have a story to tell? Fill out this survey for a chance to have it featured on Bloomberg Quicktake: https://cor.us/surveys/27AF30 Connect with us on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloombergQuickTakeNews Twitter: https://twitter.com/quicktake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quicktake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quicktake