Russia Officially Bans Facebook and Instagram

Last week, Facebook and Instagram saw users in Ukraine and other eastern European countries. to Russian soldiersPresident of Russia to Vladimir Putin and President of Belarus Ato lexander Lukashenko declared his approval to post death-calling posts; In a statement made after the reactions that followed, it was said that such a situation would not be allowed by taking a big step back.

While these events were taking place, Russia, in the first weeks of this month, Discrimination against content from Russian state media made He banned access to Facebook and Instagram on the grounds that Now the decision has been officially approved by the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office and Facebook and Instagram are officially banned.

‘Meta engages in extremist activities’

An official of Russia’s Directorate of Communications Roskomnadzor is at the hearing “We believe that the company’s activities are subject to a ban in connection with harboring extremist activities” he said, and the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office is in agreement with the Russian Federal Security Service. formally demanded the ban.

As a result of the decision of the judge Olga Solopova in the Tverskoy court in Moscow, Russia, the Meta company’s Facebook and your Instagram It will not be able to open new branches and do business in Russia. However to this decision WhatsApp not included.

The Attorney General’s Office also issued an ultimatum to companies regarding the purchase of advertisements from these sites and that it is prohibited to purchase advertisements from these companies. can be seen as financing extremism. stated. In other words, Meta will not be able to carry out advertising activities on Instagram and Facebook in Russia in the coming period. It’s not just users; We will see a decision that will radically affect businesses and the digital marketing industry and its results in time.