Roskomnadzor found on Instagram more than 6,400 fake posts and calls for participation in uncoordinated actions in connection with Russia’s special operation in Ukraine, follows from the materials of the case on the ban on the work of Meta Platforms in Russia, which were read out in court on March 21.
“Roskomnadzor has established more than 4,600 fakes about the actions of the Russian Armed Forces on the territory of Ukraine as part of a special operation and more than 1,800 calls for participation in uncoordinated actions,” the case file says (quoted by TASS).
Earlier during the court hearing, the prosecutor said that individuals and legal entities that continue to use Facebook and Instagram will not be held accountable for extremism.
On March 21, the Tverskoy Court of Moscow began considering a lawsuit filed by the Prosecutor General’s Office to recognize Meta (the owner of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp) as an extremist organization. The decision came after Meta Platforms owner spokesman Andy Stone said the company had temporarily lifted its ban on inciting violence against the Russian military on Facebook and Instagram. The ban was planned to be lifted for users in several countries, including Russia and Ukraine.
Also, at the request of the Prosecutor General’s Office, Roskomnadzor restricted access to Facebook and Instagram in Russia in response to the blocking of the pages of a number of state-owned Russian media.