The submission of the Prosecutor General’s Office to block Instagram (the social network is owned by the Meta company) submitted to Roskomnadzor does not affect the WhatsApp messenger, said Alexander Khinshtein, head of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communications.
Earlier, the Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia announced that it had sent an application to the court to recognize Meta Platforms Inc. extremist organization and the prohibition of its activities on the territory of the Russian Federation.
The oversight agency substantiated its position in connection with the dissemination of information materials containing calls for violent acts against Russians, including military personnel
