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Russia blocks Facebook and Instagram, WhatsApp remains

Previously Meta Facebook and On Instagram Russia to the military snowHe refused to remove posts calling for violence

A Moscow court has declared Meta an “extremist organization.”

The verdict was handed down on March 21 Facebook and Intends to block Instagram “immediately”.

Interfax reports that, court decision WhatsApp will not apply to the messenger.

Russia At the request of the Prosecutor General’s Office judge Olqa Solopova looked.

Although the defense asked for time at the beginning of the trial to prepare additional materials for them, Meta’s request was rejected.

Representative of the Prosecutor General’s Office in court Timur Abreqov he said that, Meta Russia ignored the requests of the authorities and prompted users to “wish death to Russians.”

“Alternative reality”

According to Abregov according to “For meta users to Russian citizens snowAn alternative reality that allows for aggressive rhetoric and As a result, Meta has become a “tool for extremist activity.”

Based on these reasons, the prosecutor’s office demanded that Meta be banned “immediately” in Russia.

Abregov said in response to a clarifying question that, conversation social not from network users, but from Meta itself and goes from his materials.

Meta’s court spokesman said that, company rusophobia, genocide and other forms of violence, as well as calls for the assassination of heads of state snowthat’s right

The representative added that, The new rules do not allow calls for violence against Russian citizens.

“It simply came to our notice then and in a state of emergency “

As early as March 11, the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office applied for recognition of Meta as an “extremist organization.”

Previously Meta Facebook and He refused to delete posts on Instagram calling for violence against the Russian military.

In many of these posts Vladimir Putinb and Alexander Lukashenkoor death was desired.

The Russian Investigative Committee filed a criminal case based on the appeal of the Prosecutor General’s Office.

The committee said that, Meta Facebook calling for “death to Russian occupiers” and He refused to delete Instagram posts.

Meta meant that, users’ freedom of speech and does not want to limit its use as a self-defense.

Vice President of Methane Nick Clegg he said that, The company only has the permission in question on its platforms Ukraine gave for territory.

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