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Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/3\/11\/22972460\/russia-threatens-instagram-ban-meta-violent-threats-russian-soldiers<\/a>
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Russian officials have called on Instagram to be banned and for parent company Meta to be designated an \u201cextremist organization,\u201d according to Russian news agency Interfax<\/em><\/a> and state-owned news agency TASS<\/em><\/a>. <\/p>\n

As reported by Interfax,<\/em> Russia\u2019s Prosecutor General\u2019s Office says it has filed a petition \u201cto recognize Meta Platforms Inc. as an extremist organization and ban its activities on the territory of the Russian Federation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Separately, TASS<\/em> reports that the head of the Duma\u2019s Committee on Information Policy, Alexander Khinshtein, has called on Instagram to be banned if reports that Meta adjusted its moderation policies to allow users to call for violence against Russian soldiers are true. State communications agency Roskomnadzor also issued a statement<\/a> asking Meta \u201cas soon as possible to confirm or refute\u201d the reports. <\/p>\n

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