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March 11, 2022 01:10 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/11/22972460/russia-threatens-instagram-ban-meta-violent-threats-russian-soldiers
Russia threatens Instagram ban in response to Meta allowing violent threats against soldiers
Russian officials have called on Instagram to be banned and for parent company Meta to be designated an “extremist organization,” according to Russian news agency Interfax and state-owned news agency TASS.
As reported by Interfax, Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office says it has filed a petition “to recognize Meta Platforms Inc. as an extremist organization and ban its activities on the territory of the Russian Federation.”
Separately, TASS reports that the head of the Duma’s Committee on Information Policy, Alexander Khinshtein, has called on Instagram to be banned if reports that Meta adjusted its moderation policies to allow users to call for violence against Russian soldiers are true. State communications agency Roskomnadzor also i...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/11/22972460/russia-threatens-instagram-ban-meta-violent-threats-russian-soldiers
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