The move is already escalating tensions between Meta and Russia.
Russia’s Investigative Committee is opening a criminal investigation against Meta.
The company also owns messaging app WhatsApp though no restrictions against that service have been announced.
The move, though, is already escalating tensions between Meta and the Russian government.
Facebook has been facing a greater number of calls to crack down more heavily on propaganda and misinformation.
“We have no quarrel with the Russian people.
For years, Facebook has also grappled with criticism that its rules are enforced unevenly.
The company created a semi-independent oversight board to weigh in on its toughest content moderation decisions.
The changes also apply to Instagram.
The posts must also be about the invasion of Ukraine.
Meta hasn’t released data about how many Facebook and Instagram users are in Russia.
Facebook in Russia has an estimated 56.2 million installs.
