Facebook Added to Russian Website Blocklist

Russia added Facebook to its internet blacklist. In related news, work productivity in that country jumped 1,000%. wink

Russia’s Internet blacklist, which can blackhole websites for reasons ranging from copyright infringement through to drug-related information, has welcomed its highest profile addition. Russia’s telecoms watchdog has confirmed that Facebook has been added to the list leaving the site just 72 hours or face being blocked by Internet service providers.