Russian Instagram Users Are Informed That Service Will Be Halted At Midnight

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According to the company, it was wrong to stop Ukrainians “expressing their fury at invading military troops”.

Russia was outraged by the decision. Authorities opened a criminal inquiry against Meta. Prosecutors asked Friday for a court’s designation of the US tech giant “extremist organization”.

Instagram’s head has stated that the block will impact 80 million users. Russia has already blocked Facebook from the country, citing restrictions on access to Russian media.