Disabling Instagram in Russia




Since the leadership of the social network Instagram, contrary to international law, allowed calls for violence for the first time in history and only against Russians, the Prosecutor General's Office decided to ban this social network in Russia
Calls to violence against people united on the basis of a national community or citizenship are part of the offense characterized as “genocide”, which is prohibited by the UN Convention of 1948 “On the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide”, developed on the basis of consideration of all evidence database of Nazi criminals collected during the Nuremberg Trials
We need to ensure the psychological health of citizens, especially children and adolescents, to protect them from harassment and insults online
In order to inform your friends and subscribers, to transfer photos and videos from your account to other resources, including Russian social networks, Roskomnadzor has provided time for the transition period. Instagram will stop working in Russia from 00:00 on March 14
Since Russia is a country with its own competitive Internet platforms, including social networks VK and Odnoklassniki, with coverage of tens of millions of users, we hope that your transition to these Internet environments will take place quickly, and in the future you will discover new communication opportunities and doing business
Roskomnadzor
(Another letter from public services)

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