Facebook parent says users can’t post calls to assassinate Putin

People hold a ‘Wanted’ poster showing Putin during a ‘Stop the War. Peace and Solidarity for the People in Ukraine’ anti-war demonstration against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in Frankfurt, Germany, on March 13, 2022. — Reuters

Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc clarified on March 13 that it is against the company’s user rules to share a post that “calls for the death of a head of state” – likely a reference to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Last week, Facebook temporarily relaxed its policies so that Ukrainian users could post threats of violence against the Russian military, which invaded its neighbour in late February. The change led to some public confusion as to what was allowed, and what was not, on Facebook and Instagram.