Russia to Ban Instagram After Meta Allows Posts With Violent Rhetoric Against Putin, Russian Troops

Russia announced Friday that it intends to place a nationwide ban on Instagram after reports that Meta, the parent company formerly known as Facebook, will temporarily allow users in certain countries to make open calls for violence against President Vladimir Putin and Russian troops. “On the basis of a demand by the general prosecutor’s office, access to Instagram…will be limited on the territory of the Russian Federation,” Russia’s state media regulator, Roskomnadzor, said in a statement. Meta changed its community standards, as first reported by Reuters Thursday, in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, to temporarily allow forms of political… Read Full Article