Russian Court Bans Facebook and Instagram for ‘Extremist Activity’

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Prosecutors used photos of Adolf Hitler posted to Instagram in 2016 as evidence and claimed that Meta's platforms were facilitating plans for violence against Russian citizens and military agents in Ukraine

A Moscow court has banned Meta in Russia due to the “extremist activity” the government claims is occurring across the company’s social media platforms.

As reported by the, prosecutors pointed to photos of Adolf Hitler that had been posted to Instagram in 2016 as evidence, and claimed that Meta’s platforms were facilitating plans for violence against Russian citizens and military agents in Ukraine. Despite Meta’s argument that the company removes incendiary anti-Russia content, the ban will apply to both Instagram and Facebook, though WhatsApp is exempt.

 

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