by James Cook
Facebook has blocked access to a popular anti-corruption page on its site in Russia after prosecutors there declared it an "unsanctioned mass event."
The event was a protest in support of anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny. The Kremlin has been trying to silence Navalny for years, with state prosecutors saying on Friday that he should be sentenced to 10 years in jail over fraud charges.
But people in Russia trying to view a Facebook event organised in protest against the state's seemingly heavy handed treatment of Navalny are unable to do so after Facebook bowed to a request by Russia's internet regulator.
Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-accused-of-censorship-after-blocking-anti-putin-event-in-russia-2014-12