Ukrainians can lock Facebook pages after ‘kill list’ fears


Users are able to block people they don’t know from downloading and sharing their profile photo or seeing their posts. — AFP

WASHINGTON: People in Ukraine can lock down their Facebook pages as a security measure, the platform said Feb 24, following warnings Russia was creating lists of Ukranians to kill after its invasion.

Users are able to block people they don’t know from downloading and sharing their profile photo or seeing their posts, a tool the company also deployed after Afghanistan fell to the Taliban last year.

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