Russia cut off access to Facebook on Friday, capping a week in which the tech giant heeded European requests to block Russian-backed media outlets in the European Union and Britain and made the outlets' content harder to find in the rest of the world.
俄罗斯周五切中断了对Facebook的访问，在过去的一周里，这家科技巨头听从了欧洲国家的要求，在欧盟和英国屏蔽由俄罗斯支持的媒体，并使这些媒体发表的内容难于被读者看到。
Parent company Meta says it is rushing to try to restore Facebook's service in the country.
母公司Meta表示，它正急于试图恢复Facebook在俄罗斯的服务。
Roskomnadzor, the Russian communications authority, cited 26 cases of "discrimination" against Russian media, including recent restrictions of state-backed outlets such as RT (formerly Russia Today), Sputnik, RIA and others.
俄罗斯通讯管理局Roskomnadzor列举了26起针对俄罗斯媒体的"歧视"案件，包括最近对RT（前身为"今日俄罗斯"）、Sputnik、RIA等俄罗斯政府支持的媒体的限制。
As the U.S. and the EU imposed a crush of sanctions on Russia, European officials required Russian state-backed channels to be removed from television broadcasts and social media. In addition to Meta, which also owns Instagram, platforms including Twitter, YouTube, TikTok and Telegram have complied.
随着美国和欧盟对俄罗斯实施了一系列制裁，欧洲官员要求从电视广播和社交媒体中删除俄罗斯支持的媒体频道。除了Meta（除了Facebook，还拥有Instagram），Twitter、YouTube、TikTok和Telegram等平台也遵守了这一规定。
Social platforms including Facebook and Twitter have faced intermittent disruptions in Russia in recent days. Late on Friday, some users in Russia logged on to Facebook to see the message: "This page isn't available right now." Instagram still functioned. But Twitter appeared to be down.
最近几天，包括Facebook和Twitter在内的社交平台在俄罗斯面临间歇性中断。周五晚些时候，俄罗斯的一些用户登录Facebook时看到这样一条消息：“该页面现在无法显示。”Instagram仍可以运行，但Twitter似乎已经无法登录。
Russian lawmakers on Friday passed a law that criminalizes the spread of "false information" about Russia's military and its operations. International news outlets, including the BBC, CNN and Bloomberg News, said they would pause work in Russia to evaluate the situation.
俄罗斯议员周五通过了一项法律，将传播有关俄罗斯军队及其行动的“虚假信息”定为犯罪。包括BBC、CNN和彭博社在内的国际新闻机构表示，他们将暂停在俄罗斯的工作，并评估后续局势。
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sanction /ˈsæŋkʃn/ n. 制裁；处罚，惩罚；v. 对……实施制裁
in addition to 除了...之外
intermittent /ˌɪntəˈmɪtənt/ adj. 间歇的，断断续续的
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