Facebook owner Meta defended a change in its content policy after Russia mounted a criminal case and blocked Instagram in response to the move. Meta on March 10 announced a temporary change in its content policy that would allow users to express their views against Russia’s attack on Ukraine, allowing posts such as “death to Russian invaders.” The Meta statement reads: “As a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we have temporarily made allowances for forms of political expression that would normally violate our rules like violent speech such as ‘death to Russian invaders.’ We still won’t allow credible calls for violence against Russian civilians.” On March 11, Russian prosecutors started a criminal case, asking a court to designate Meta—which owns Facebook and Instagram—as an “extremist organization” and prohibit its activities in Russia. “A criminal case has been initiated … in connection with illegal calls for murder and violence against citizens of …