Russia curbs Instagram over 'death to invaders' posting rule

Facebook has loosened its rules against violent speech amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Russia moved on Friday to block Instagram access and launched a criminal case against its owner Meta, as Moscow fired back at the tech giant for allowing posts calling for violence against Russian forces.

Facebook and other US tech giants have moved to penalize Russia for the attack on Ukraine and Moscow has also taken steps to block access to the leading social media network as well as Twitter.