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Russia opened a criminal case against Facebook''s parent Meta Platforms on Friday and moved to designate it as an "extremist organization" after the social network changed its hate speech rules to allow users to call for violence against Russians in the context of the war with Ukraine. Olivia Chan reports.

The Russian authorities already blocked access to Facebook last week under a new media law, but the ‘extremist’ designation, if approved by a court, would effectively criminalize all of Meta’s operations in Russia

Meta had temporarily allowed posts that call for the death of Putin or Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko

Russia''s Investigative Committee announced Friday that it opened a criminal case against social media giant Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, over the company''s hate speech policy.

The United Nations has expressed alarm over Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to temporarily ease Facebook’s policy on violent speech on Russia. Warning the move could spark “hate speech” against the Russian people. Zuckerberg’s move comes after Moscow blocked Facebook after it invaded Ukraine. As a result of the policy decision made by Meta, the company that […]

March 12, 2022 9:44 AM LONDON (REUTERS) - Facebook owner Meta Platforms said on Friday (March 11) that a temporary change in its content policy, only for Ukraine, was needed to let users voice opposition to Russia''s attack, as Russia opened a criminal case after the company said it would allow posts such as "death to the Russian invaders".

Facebook and Instagram users in parts of Europe are being permitted to wage violence towards Putin and Russian soldiers/

The CEO of Facebook and Instagram, Mark Zuckerberg has given a go ahead for the apps in some countries to make an exception for violent-related statements

Meta made a big change to the Facebook and Instagram hate speech policies to allow users to express violent thoughts targeting the Russian forces that invaded Ukraine. Facebook and Instagram users in various countries around Eastern Europe can pen posts calling for violence against the soldiers who fight for the invading force. They can also … The post Facebook now allows hate speech in some countries if it’s anti-Russia appeared first on BGR .

As Friday draws to a close in Kyiv and in Moscow, here are the key developments of the day: Russian airstrikes pound Ukraine''s cities, but its military made no major advances in the past day, according to a senior U.S. defense official . New airstrikes in the west have targeted Ukrainian airfields . The Russian convoy to the northwest of Kyiv has not moved closer to the capital, the official said, noting that some elements of the convoy moved off the road into the treeline, and others moved closer to the front. The southern city of Mariupol remains under siege. Russian troops abducted Mayor Ivan Fedorov of Melitopol in southern Ukraine , according to Ukraine''s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which called the incident a war crime . European Union leaders support Ukraine''s bid for membership, but are not fast-tracking it . The EU application process requires meeting various criteria, with agreement among all member states. The traditional negotiations process takes years. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly called for Ukraine to be admitted urgently under a "new special procedure." The U.S. is moving to revoke Russia''s permanent normal trade relations status as it''s done with Cuba and North Korea.