Although Facebook had already been banned in Russia, Instagram could continue to operate, however, the head of the Information Policy Committee, Alexander Khinshtein, called for this platform to be blocked as well if the reports are true.
“If Meta confirms this fact or refuses to comment, it will be a reason for Roskomnadzor (the state communications agency) and other colleagues to take the toughest measures. My opinion is that Instagram’s work in Russia in this case should be blocked, as happened to Facebook,” Khinshtein said.
According to the news agency report, the platform’s moderators were told to allow calls for the death of Russian President Vladimir Putin or Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, as long as they do not contain threats or “credibility indicators.” ”, including saying how or where they will carry out the act.
Among the concessions the platform made is violent speech “when: (a) it is directed at Russian soldiers, EXCEPT prisoners of war, or (b) it is directed at Russians where it is clear that the context is the Russian invasion of Ukraine.” , you can read in the message you accessed Reuters.