Russia threatens Instagram ban in response to Meta allowing violent threats against soldiers

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Russian officials have called on Instagram to be banned and for parent company Meta to be designated an "extremist organization," according to Russian news agency Interfax and state-owned news agency TASS. As reported by Interfax, Russia's Prosecutor General's Office says it has filed a petition "to recognize Meta Platforms Inc. as an extremist organization and ban its activities on the territory of the Russian Federation." Separately, TASS reports that th...