Russia starts blocking and throttling Western tech platforms including Facebook and Twitter, cutting itself off from the rest of the world's internet like China

Ukraine station Russia’s tech regulator decided to block Facebook and Twitter, vaguely claiming “discrimination.” Facebook’s Nick Clegg said move is about keeping Russians “cut off” from information and activism. Russia’s regulator has also complained of recent actions by YouTube and TikTok. Russia is beginning to block or limit access to Western technology platforms, including Facebook and Twitter, cutting itself and its citizens off from the rest of the world’s internet in drastic fashion as the Ukraine invasion intensifies and criticism increases. The moves are similar to what’s been done by China in recent years and is another blow to the…