Publication of clearly offensive information that insults Russia’s military glory or offends WWII veterans constitutes a criminal offense in Russia.
MOSCOW, May 29.
/TASS/. Russia’s Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information
Technology, and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) demanded that US company Facebook
delete an Instagram post that insults the memory of World War II veterans, the
watchdog said on its website on Friday.
"Roskomnadzor
has sent a letter to Facebook Inc top management, demanding that content
insulting the memory of World War II veterans be deleted," the watchdog
said. "The governmental agency found the unlawful post on the Instagram
social network, owned by Facebook."
According to
Roskomnadzor, publication of clearly offensive information that insults
Russia’s military glory and memorable dates, or desecrates military glory
symbols, or offends WWII veterans constitutes a criminal offense in Russia and
is subject to criminal proscution.
Source: ITAR-TASS
29-05-2021
