{"id":415625,"date":"2022-03-13T20:41:25","date_gmt":"2022-03-13T17:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/instagram-users-in-russia-will-be-blocked-starting-tonight\/"},"modified":"2022-03-13T20:41:25","modified_gmt":"2022-03-13T17:41:25","slug":"instagram-users-in-russia-will-be-blocked-starting-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/instagram-users-in-russia-will-be-blocked-starting-tonight\/","title":{"rendered":"#Instagram users in Russia will be blocked starting tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26b3d705e38\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26b3d705e38\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/instagram-users-in-russia-will-be-blocked-starting-tonight\/#%E2%80%9CInstagram_users_in_Russia_will_be_blocked_starting_tonight%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Instagram users in Russia will be blocked starting tonight&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CInstagram_users_in_Russia_will_be_blocked_starting_tonight%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Instagram users in Russia will be blocked starting tonight&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Instagram users in Russia were warned Sunday that they will be blocked starting at midnight \u2014 after the platform changed its hate-speech policy to allow Ukrainians to share messages such as \u201cDeath to the Russian invaders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Russian communications regulator told users in an e-mail to move their photos and videos from Instagram before they are no longer able to access them, while suggesting they switch to the country\u2019s own \u201ccompetitive internet platforms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to ensure the psychological health of citizens, especially children and adolescents, to protect them from harassment and insults online,\u201d regulator Roskomnadzor said.<\/p>\n<p>The head of Instagram said the block will affect 80 million users on the platform.<\/p>\n<p>Meta, which also owns Instagram and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, had announced a new policy Friday <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lying only to Ukraine that allows calls for violence in posts about the Russian invasion into the country.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/instagram-russia-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Instagram logo.\" class=\"wp-image-21513164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/instagram-russia-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/instagram-russia-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/instagram-russia-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Instagram changed its hate-speech policy to allow Ukrainians to share messages such as \u201cDeath to the Russian invaders.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Kirill Kudryavtsev\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Meta-getty-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Meta logo.\" class=\"wp-image-21513177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Meta-getty-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Meta-getty-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Meta-getty-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Meta\u2019s decision was met with backlash in Russia, with authorities calling the tech giant an \u201cextremist organization.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Chesnot\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The company said it would be wrong to prevent Ukrainians from \u201cexpressing their resistance and fury at the invading military forces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Zelensky applauded the company Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWar is not only a military opposition on [Ukraine] land. It is also a fierce battle in the informational space,\u201d Zelensky <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zelenskyyua\/status\/1503046528071618562?s=21\">wrote on Twitter<\/a>. \u201cI want to thank\u00a0@Meta\u00a0and other platforms that have an active position that help and stand side by side with the Ukrainians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Meta\u2019s decision was met with backlash in Russia, where authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the company and prosecutors asked a court to classify the tech giant as an \u201cextremist organization.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/president-zelensky-AFP-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Volodymyr Zelensky.\" class=\"wp-image-21513178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/president-zelensky-AFP-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/president-zelensky-AFP-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/president-zelensky-AFP-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cI want to thank\u00a0@Meta\u00a0and other platforms that have an active position that help and stand side by side with the Ukrainians,\u201d Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Ukrainian Presidency Press Office\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Roskomnadzor, the Russian regulator, said Sunday that the move to allow hate speech in posts about Russian forces was a breach of international law.<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post Wires<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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