Upon the news that Meta released hate speech such as “Death to the Russian invaders” on the morning of March 11, a response came from Russia. Russia announced that it has taken action to ban Instagram under Meta.
On the morning of March 11, Meta, the umbrella company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, signed the decision that started a new discussion all over the world. The company is targeting Russian soldiers and leader on Instagram and Facebook platforms. will allow hate speech officially announced. This permit, ‘Death to the Russian invaders!’ meant that such discourses would not be interfered with in any way.
Russia has finally broken its silence on this issue, which has lasted for hours. Russian prosecutors have demanded that Instagram be blocked after reports that the media is relaxing its war-related hate speech policies. Russian Prosecutor General’s Office, Precaution to be taken for meta reported.
Meta can be recognized as an ‘extremist organisation’
In the statement, Meta “recognize it as an extremist organization and prohibit their activities on the territory of Russia” was taken for action and the platform “mass uprisings accompanied by violenceIt was stated that it was used to provoke. According to other reports, some Russian regional managers also removed their Instagram accounts.
In addition to the Office of the Prosecutor General of Russia, Alexander Khinshtein, chairman of the Duma’s Information Policy Committee, if your decision is right Instagram has reportedly called for a ban. Roskomnadzor, Russia’s RTÜK, also has news from Meta. asking to approve or reject as soon as possible published a statement.
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/11/russia-to-block-instagram-after-meta-relaxes-putin-hate-speech