The Russian government has just sent out a mass email informing citizens it will block Instagram by 0:00am on Monday.
It accuses the site of supporting “genocide” & says it is breaking the Geneva Conventions designed as a response to the Nazis. Totally disconnected from reality
It accuses the site of supporting “genocide” & says it is breaking the Geneva Conventions designed as a response to the Nazis. Totally disconnected from reality
“Because the management of the social network Instagram, contrary to international law, for the first time in history and only with regard to Russians allowed calls to violence, the Prosecutor General's Office decided to ban this social network in Russia”
“Calls to violence against people on the basis of their nationality are part of the crime described as "genocide," which is prohibited by the 1948 UN Conventions… drawn up following consideration of all the evidence of Nazi criminals gathered at the Nuremberg Tribunal”
“We need to ensure the psychological health of citizens, especially children and teenagers, and protect them from harassment and abuse online”
Truly wild stuff from the government of a country that until recently was among the most online in the world.
Truly wild stuff from the government of a country that until recently was among the most online in the world.
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