Russia’s Federal Information Technologies and Mass Media Supervision Agency (Roskomnadzor) banned Facebook and Twitter. Meta, the umbrella company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, changed the hate speech policy in countries this week. Allowing calls for violence against Russian soldiers don’t give took the decision.
While Meta was exposed to “extremist” criticism for this decision, the Russian Government’s reaction was not delayed. According to the statement made by the Federal Information Technologies and Mass Media Supervision Agency, at the request of the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation, the country Instagram app access ban was decided to be introduced.
Meta is involved in the Russia-Ukraine war!
Due to the war between Russia and Ukraine, Meta will change its policies in some countries, allowing those who call for violence.
It was emphasized that Instagram allows calls for violence against Russians
Meta Communication Director Andy Stone, in his post on the official website of Roskomnadzor that they would allow calls for violence against the Russians. reminded me of it. The Federal Information Technologies and Mass Media Supervision Agency announced the decision to block access with the following words:
Instagram distributes material that calls for violence against citizens of the Russian Federation, including military personnel. At the request of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation, access to Instagram (owned by Meta Platforms, Inc.) is restricted in the Russian Federation.
With Russia’s new decision, two social media platforms affiliated with Meta: Instagram and Facebook’access is restricted. WhatsApp, which has more than 1 billion monthly users worldwide, is still accessible in the country. However, if the crisis between Meta and the Russian Government continues, it is speculated that WhatsApp may also be banned.
On the other hand, Russians are not only into Instagram and Facebook, Netflix and Prime Video too cannot access. Because Netflix recently announced that it has stopped operating in Russia with the words “Due to the current circumstances, we have suspended our service”. Amazon made the same decision for Prime Video.
Many companies such as TikTok, Google, Apple, Microsoft, Activision have also stopped their activities in Russia. So what do you guys think about this? You can share your views in the comments section or on the SDN Forum.