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The Kremlin says Facebook’s removal of accounts controlled by Russian media was a hostile step that smacked of censorship.

President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, made the comments on April 5, days after Facebook announced it had deleted dozens of pages linked to a Russian “troll factory” accused of using social media sites to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

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