Russia’s communications agency Roskomnadzor said Friday that it will block access to Facebook inside Russia, claiming discrimination against Russian media outlets since October 2020. A statement from the agency posted online said Facebook has engaged in “26 cases of discrimination against Russian media and information resources.” In recent days, the Meta-owned platform restricted access to Russian outlets including Russia Today (RT), Sputnik News, Lenta, Gazeta, RIA Novosti, and the Zvezda TV channel, according to Roskomnadzor. It doesn’t appear that TASS, a Russian state-run news agency, has been banned from the platform. When trying to access Facebook through a Russian VPN, the Facebook version of Facebook did not appear to be down or blocked. It’s not clear when the ban will go into effect. The agency said that Facebook’s ban is against Russian federal law on “measures to influence persons involved in violations of fundamental human rights and freedoms, the rights and freedoms …