Russia to shutdown Instagram on Monday due to content ‘calling for violence’
Euronews says Russian regulators say that internet users will be blocked from accessing Instagram on Monday because it is being used to “call for violence” against Russian soldiers.
This latest announcement from Moscow seeks to further tighten access to foreign social media platforms, having already limited Twitter and blocked Facebook.
Russia’s communications and media regulator Roskomnadzor said it restricted access to the hugely popular image and video sharing platform because it was spreading “calls to commit violent acts against Russian citizens, including military personnel”.
Russia has also called on the US to stop the social media giant for what they describe as their “extremist activities” while also calling for a criminal investigation.
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