FB blocks page of a top Putin critic

Moscow : Russian authorities convinced Facebook to shut off a page inviting people to attend a rally in support of an opposition politician, drawing ire from Internet users. Supporters created an event page for January 15, the day President Putin’s biggest critic Alexei Navalny will hear his verdict in a controversial embezzlement case which could see him sent him to prison for up to 10 years. Russia’s Internet watchdog Roskomnadzor said that the page has been blocked on orders of the general prosecutor. The Facebook event, called “Public gathering to discuss the verdict”, had over 12,000 people signed up at the time it was blocked.