While Facebook and Instagram, Meta’s two social networks decided to authorize the violent messages against the army and the Russian leaders, Moscow decided to file a complaint against the parent company and to classify it as an “extremist” organization.
It all started when Meta, a parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced yesterday, now being indulgence for forms of political expression which would normally violate (its) rules on violent speeches such as ‘death to the Russian invaders’ “.
Russia quickly replicated by initiating prosecution against Facebook and Instagram for “call to murders” of Russians. The Russian prosecution, meanwhile, asked to classify Meta as an “extremist” organization and block access to Instagram in the country.
Recall that last week, Russia blocked Facebook after the giant of the social media networks close to power (including the RT channel and the SPUTNIK site) in Europe.