TASS
Mar 12, 20222 min
On Friday, the Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media decided to complete the procedure for restricting access to Instagram at 00:00 on March 14. The media watchdog explained that active Instagram users "would need time to transfer their photos and videos to other social networks and notify their followers." The media watchdog decided to block Instagram due to the spread of hate speech against Russians, including military personnel.
Meta later acknowledged that it had temporarily permitted incitement to violence against the Russian military in light of the special military operation in Ukraine. Company spokesman Andy Stone wrote on Twitter that they "temporarily allow forms of "political expression" that would normally violate their [the company's] terms of service, including "violent speech," and threats against the Russian military.
Source: TASS
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