Facebook and Instagram sent emails to content moderators earlier this month informing them that due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the social media sites were to allow posts that would normally violate their rules on violent speech, such as “death to the Russian invaders.” It was also reported that calls for violence against Russian leaders such as Putin were allowed, but Meta later claimed this wasn’t the case
Meta’s actions led to a lawsuit filed by state prosecutors that sought to ban the company’s activities on Russian territory, writes Reuters. It was upheld, though Russia had already blocked Facebook, Instagram, and many other sites after they took action against the country’s state media.
