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Facebook and Instagram ‘will ALLOW posts calling for Putin’s death’

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Facebook and Instagram ‘will ALLOW posts calling for Putin’s death and violence against Russian soldiers and civilians’ in a temporary change to its hate speech policy

  • Facebook will allow posts calling for Vladimir Putin’s death, it was reported   
  •  Meta told content moderators posts calling for Putin’s death to be allowed
  • Temporary policy change applied to Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania

Facebook will allow posts calling for Vladimir Putin’s death in a temporary change to its hate speech policy, it was reported last night.

Instagram and Facebook users in some countries will be allowed to call for violence against Russian soldiers and civilians in the context of the Ukrainian invasion, according to internal emails seen by Reuters.

Meta, which runs the social media sites, told content moderators that posts calling for the death of the Russian President and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will also be allowed.

Facebook users in some countries will be allowed to call for violence against Russian soldiers and civilians in the context of the Ukrainian invasion. (Stock image)

Facebook users in some countries will be allowed to call for violence against Russian soldiers and civilians in the context of the Ukrainian invasion. (Stock image)

The temporary policy change applied to Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania.

Posts that call for Mr Putin’s or Mr Lukashenko’s death will only be removed if they target other individuals or if there are indications the threat is credible.

Facebook said calls for violence against prisoners of war will not be allowed.

Several social media companies previously announced new content restrictions after the Ukraine invasion including blocking Russia state media RT and Sputnik in Europe.

Meta told content moderators that posts calling for the death of the Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will be allowed

Meta told content moderators that posts calling for the death of the Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will be allowed

Russia banned Facebook last week in response to what it said were restrictions of access to Russian media on the site.

Moscow officials have also cracked down on other tech companies including Twitter as the war in Ukraine rages on.

Meta did not respond to requests for comment.

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