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    Russia plans to limit Instagram and label Meta an extremist group

    Russia called for Facebook and Instagram's parent company to be labeled an extremist group after the tech giant said it would permit some calls for violence against "Russian invaders."
    by Shannon Bond Mar 11, 2022 2 minutes
    A picture taken in Moscow in March 2018 shows the Russian language version of Facebook's "about" page, featuring the face of founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
    Updated March 11, 2022 at 1:49 PM ET

    Russian authorities called for Facebook parent Meta to be labeled an extremist organization and said they would restrict access to its Instagram app, after the social media giant said it would temporarily permit some calls for violence against Russian soldiers.

    Russian regulators in the country. Now, Russia's prosecutor general's office is seeking the extremist designation because of what it terms "illegal calls for the murder of Russian nationals" by Meta employees.

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