MOSCOW: Russian authorities convinced Facebook to shut off a page
inviting people to attend a rally in support of an opposition
politician, drawing ire from Internet users on Sunday.
Supporters on Friday created an event page for January 15, the day President Putin's biggest critic Alexei Navalny will hear his verdict in an embezzlement case which could see him sent him to prison for up to 10 years. Russia's Internet watchdog Roskomnadzor said the page has been blocked on orders of the general prosecutor. The prosecutor "demanded to limit access to a number of resources calling for an unsanctioned mass event, including social networking groups," spokesman Vadim Ampelonsky said.
Supporters on Friday created an event page for January 15, the day President Putin's biggest critic Alexei Navalny will hear his verdict in an embezzlement case which could see him sent him to prison for up to 10 years. Russia's Internet watchdog Roskomnadzor said the page has been blocked on orders of the general prosecutor. The prosecutor "demanded to limit access to a number of resources calling for an unsanctioned mass event, including social networking groups," spokesman Vadim Ampelonsky said.
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