A London-based Persian-language television station says tech giant Meta has removed a large number of videos from its Instagram page that were related to the protests in Iran and which were shared by the station with its 10 million followers. It says Meta has also prevented the publication of new posts and videos.
Nationwide demonstrations erupted in Iran recently over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was taken into police custody for allegedly breaking the country’s strictly enforced Islamic dress code.
Manoto TV, a free-to-air general entertainment channel, said that among the deleted posts is a video of Iranian protesters chanting “death to the killer patrols” — a reference to the notorious morality police patrols that have become increasingly active and violent. Instagram has argued that the video violates its guidelines.
