Facebook rejects Zelensky's request to block Russia

Facebook rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zalensky's request to block Russia. Meta said last February it would restrict Russian state media outlets in Ukraine. The move was said to be in response to a personal request by the Ukrainian president.

In a letter Zalenskyy wrote to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg, Zalenskyy asked Meta to stop Russian state news organizations posting on Facebook. Zalenskyy also asked Meta to suspend Facebook and Instagram from Russia, but Meta refused.