Meta has temporarily eased rules for political speech, allowing posts such as ‘death to the Russian invaders’, but won’t permit calls for violence against Russian civilians
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with government members via a video link in Moscow on March 10 2022. Picture: SPUTNIK via REUTERS
A Meta spokesperson confirmed it had temporarily eased its rules for political speech, allowing posts such as “death to the Russian invaders”, though it would not allow calls for violence against Russian civilians. In an email to moderators Meta said that it was allowing “violent speech that would otherwise be removed under the Hate Speech policy when: targeting Russian soldiers, EXCEPT prisoners of war, or targeting Russians where it’s clear that the context is the Russian invasion of Ukraine ".
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