Russian regulators said that the country’s internet users will be blocked from accessing Instagram, saying it’s being used to call for violence against Russian soldiers.
In Moscow’s latest move to restrict access to foreign social media platforms, communications and media regulator Roskomnadzor said in a statement that it’s restricting national access to Instagram. It said the platform is spreading “calls to commit violent acts against Russian citizens, including military personnel.”
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris pledges unity and support to NATO allies. RUSSIA 24, RUSSIAN MINISTRY OF DEFENSE, TELEGRAM) “I want to be crystal clear: Our policies are focused on protecting people’s rights to speech as an expression of self-defense in reaction to a military invasion of their country,” said a statement Friday from Nick Clegg, Meta’s president of global affairs.
Russia has already blocked access to Facebook, limited access to Twitter and criminalized the intentional spreading of what Moscow deems to be “fake” reports, as part of President Vladimir Putin’s crackdown on social media and news outlets like the BBC.
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