The building of the Russian Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva. File photoUN, Mar 25 Meta* cannot be considered a reliable partner in the fight against the use of information and communication technologies for terrorist purposes, Oleg Mikhailov, adviser to the Russian Permanent Mission to the UN, said during a meeting of the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee.
"We have to admit that sometimes private companies go over to the side of evil. In particular, the company Meta* Platforms lifted the ban on its social networks Facebook* and Instagram* on calls for violence and murder against Russians", Mikhailov said.
According to him, the justification of extremist activities and incitement to murder and violence against representatives of a certain nationality or origin are unacceptable. «In this regard, this company can in no way be considered a reliable and responsible partner in countering the use of information and communication technologies for terrorist purposes,» he said. Earlier, Meta* Platforms, in light of the events in Ukraine, temporarily lifted on Facebook* and Instagram* the ban on calls for violence against the Russian military, «but not against the civilian population of the Russian Federation.» After that, the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation raised the issue of recognizing Meta * as an extremist organization, and the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case on public calls for extremism and assistance to terrorism. >Fight without rules. What Russian resources blocked YouTubeMeta* Vice President Nick Clegg later explained that the new policy would only apply in Ukraine, and assured that Meta* «will not tolerate Russophobia.» At the request of the Prosecutor General's Office, Roskomnadzor restricted access to Instagram* in Russia due to calls to violence against Russians. Before that, Roskomnadzor blocked Facebook* in Russia due to massive discrimination against Russian media and information resources, including RIA Novosti, Sputnik and RT.* Meta activity (social networks Facebook and Instagram) is banned in Russia as extremist 
«VKontakte» and Telegram became attractive to switch from Instagram*