“Following the results of this event, we will write a letter to Prosecutor General Krasnov with a request to see if Instagram currently contains any anti-Russian propaganda, statements on discrimination against Russia,” TASS quoted him as saying at a meeting with bloggers in Yekaterinburg.
Demin emphasized that in case of moderation and removal of illegal content, the issue of unblocking the social network can be considered.
Earlier, Anton Gorelkin, deputy head of the State Duma committee on information policy, said that Instagram could be unblocked in Russia if the Meta** company that owns it changes its policy.
On March 21, the Tverskoy Court of Moscow considered the application of the Prosecutor General's Office of Russia to recognize Meta Platforms as an extremist organization.
* Meta product, activity recognized as extremist, banned in Russia by decision of the Tverskoy Court of Moscow dated 03/21/2022.
** Meta Platforms Inc. (owner of Facebook and Instagram) - the organization was recognized as extremist, its activities are prohibited on the territory of Russia by the decision of the Tverskoy Court of Moscow dated 03/21/2022.