Its Research Committee Russias, the leading crime and anti-corruption investigative body, has launched an investigation into whether Meta is an extremist organisation.
This move is a consequence of Meta's decision, last week, to relax the rules on incitement to violence posted on Facebook and Instagram platforms, but only within Ukraine.
Αν και υποτίθεται ότι η έρευνα συνεχίζεται, η ρωσική ρυθμιστική αρχή τεχνολογίας Roskomnadzor έδωσε εντολή να αποκλειστεί και το Instagram από τη Russia, επικαλούμενο και πάλι την πολιτική της Meta για δημοσιεύσεις που προωθούν τη βία.
The regulator announced on March 11 the blocking of the Instagram platform from March 14 at 00:00, with the interim period being offered so that Russian users can download their data and move it to other social networks. So Instagram is blocked from today in Russia.
Russians now find it difficult to use other services except από αυτές που φιλοξενούνται στη Ρωσία, αν και αυτές υπόκεινται όλο και περισσότερο σε διάχυτη επιτήρηση, καθώς το καθεστώς Πούτιν κινείται προς zero tolerance of dissent about his policies, and particularly his illegal invasion of Ukraine.
Using Facebook and Instagram outside of chat and gossip has earned some Russian users thousands of euros from advertisements, product promotions, etc.
