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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Facebook and Instagram users not allowed to call for death of Putin

Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin. Russia’s general prosecutor’s office has moved to recognise Meta as an ‘extremist organisation’. Photograph: Alexei Nikolsky/Tass

Facebook and Instagram users are not allowed to call for the death of Vladimir Putin, according to an update issued by their parent company.

Meta had issued new guidance on Friday allowing content that condoned the harm of Russian soldiers, with media reporting at the time that it also permitted content urging violence against the Russian president.

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