Facebook blocks Russian page supporting Navalny, Putins biggest critic I think the important point here is the Russian governments attempt to censor under the guise of public safety: Under a Russian law that went into effect in February, the regulator is empowered to block pages that call for protests that would “infringe the public order.” I understand companies try to comply with local laws the address public safety. The far-reaching consequences here are that certain speech is being deemed to affect public safety and therefore censorship is a permitted act. This kind of Orwellian logic will undoubtedly find its ways into other governme washingtonpost/world/facebook-blocks-russian-page-supporting-navalny-putins-biggest-critic/2014/12/20/a8c782b8-8877-11e4-abcf-5a3d7b3b20b8_story.html?tid=pm_world_pop
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