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Russia Shuts Down Instagram as Meta Allows Calls for Violence Against Russian Soldiers on Facebook

HeadlineMar 14, 2022

Russia shut down Instagram today, days after parent company Meta temporarily changed its hate speech policy in Ukraine to allow Facebook and Instagram users to post messages inciting violence against Russian soldiers.

Meanwhile, antiwar protests continued in cities around the world this weekend. Russian police arrested another 850 people Sunday, bringing the total number of detained protesters since the start of the invasion to nearly 15,000.

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