Instagram app on smartphone screenMOSCOW, Mar 11 Instagram on the territory of Russia on March 14 at 0:00, the department reports. Earlier, Roskomnadzor, on the basis of the requirement of the Prosecutor General's Office, announced the restriction of access to the social network. According to the regulator, it distributes informational materials containing calls to commit violent acts against Russians, including military personnel.The government abandoned the news feed on Instagram «Since it will take time for active Instagram users to transfer their photos and videos to other social networks, notify their contacts and subscribers, Roskomnadzor decided to complete the procedure for imposing restrictions on access to Instagram at 00:00 on March 14 , providing for an additional 48 hours of a transition period for users,» the message says. Earlier, Reuters, citing Meta (ex-Facebook) internal documents, reported that the corporation would not moderate users' calls for violence against Russians and the Russian military in the context of the situation in Ukraine , as well as the death of Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko. It was about changing the policy of banning hate speech in social networks. According to the media, the temporary permission applies to countries such as Russia, Ukraine and Poland, as well as Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia. Relevant emails have been sent to content moderators.
YouTube said it would immediately block Russian media channels, company spokesman Andy Stone later clarified that Meta had lifted the ban to calls for violence against the Russian military, but not civilians. The Prosecutor General's Office has previously recognized Facebook's involvement in violations of fundamental human rights and freedoms, the rights and freedoms of Russians, which guarantee, among other things, freedom of the media. Based on this, Roskomnadzor restricted access to Instagram and Facebook.
