Yes. Facebook is blocked in Russia. Blocked in March 2022, eight days into the war in Ukraine.
Roskomnadzor blocked Facebook on 4 Mar 2022, citing discrimination against Russian media (Reuters via RNZ, 5 Mar 2022; Interfax). The Meta extremism ruling came later, on 21 Mar 2022. Still blocked per Al Jazeera, 5 Dec 2025; OONI found blocking in 53,830 of 68,168 tests, 1 Oct-5 Nov 2026.
Source: Roskomnadzor via Reuters
Banned (5)Restricted (2)Allowed
Russia is one of 5 countries where Facebook is banned, and 2 more restrict it.
Its neighbours: banned in 2 of 14 (China and North Korea).
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China
Iran
North Korea
Myanmar (Burma)