The Russia-Ukraine war, which started about a month and a half ago with bombardments, divided the world in two, not only on the field, but also on the table and virtual. Just as in the Second World War, while the western bloc and eastern bloc were divided into two different fronts, especially the western bloc imposed sanctions on Russia not only through the state channel, but also through the private sector channel.
While many American and European-based companies were withdrawing from Russia, popular social media platforms announced about a month ago that “Russia is an occupier and hate posts against Putin and Russia will be tolerated”. The news that emerged today revealed the opposite situation. It was alleged that Facebook and Instagram allowed propaganda in favor of Russia.
A remarkable claim from Meta employees:
According to the news in the European press, Meta, the mediator of Russian propaganda, even though it supports Ukraine, corrects people in the hospital attack in Maripol. failed to provide information. Meta employees, speaking to the press on the subject, said that the Russian bombardment in the city of Maripol was deliberately tried to be shown as ‘not happening’ on Facebook and Instagram.
In fact, first-hand statements showed that Meta, which includes Facebook and Instagram, was on the side of Ukraine. However, according to the information that has emerged today, this is not so in practice. A photo frame, which was reflected in the press after the hospital attack in Maripol, had angered people against Russia.
The image of Ukrainian Marianna Vishegirskaya, who is an influencer in the field of fashion and beauty, came out of the hospital holding her stomach after the bombardment, and made a splash on social media. However, it seems that this situation is very easily provoked.
Russia accused Ukraine of ‘editing’
After the incident, all Russian authorities started to announce that they did not attack the hospital and civilians. Russia, which is not content with just words; He said on state television, social media and the United Nations Security Council that Infuliencer Vishegirskaya cooperated with Ukraine and played a leading role in the carefully prepared ‘they shoot civilians’ propaganda. According to Russia, the visuals were fiction prepared by Ukraine with make-up and various outfits.
One of the images of Vishegirskaya taken in the hospital:
After these explanations, the Russians organized on Instagram and Facebook, the content producer’s impersonator under his old photos on Instagram. and began to write that he was an actor. The severity of the comments, which increased in a short time, also increased at the same speed. Meta front, on the other hand, started to say that there are no phrases related to the Maripol attack in the content of the comments, they only consist of words expressing that Influencer is “a player, imitator, liar”, therefore it does not contain a crime. This resulted in the comments not being deleted and Russia making propaganda more easily.
Meta official, who said that there is a large team for false news and propaganda that may arise during the war, also made an announcement for Ukraine supporters. Accordingly, it extended the freedom of hate crime speech against Putin and Russia, which was expected to end in March, until the end of April. He also stated that Russia’s propaganda about the Maripol hospital will not happen again.
Other images of Vishegirskaya taken at the hospital:
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