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(FILES) This file photo taken on October 05, 2021, shows the US social network Instagram logo on a smartphone screen. - Russia restricted access on March 11, 2022, to Instagram 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. Moscow's internationally condemned invasion of its neighbor has provoked unprecedented sanctions from Western governments and businesses, but also a surge of online anger and debates over social media's role in the war. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

Moscow shuts down Instagram

Moscow is shutting down Instagram over `hate messages’. An email message from the state communications regulator told people to move their photos and videos from Instagram before it was shut down, and
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