The company “Taximeter” appealed to the Metropolitan court to oblige Roskomnadzor to block the social network Instagram on the territory of Russia because of the “pernicious influence on the psyche of users.” It follows from the claim, which was available to RAPSI.
According to the plaintiff, among all the similar services is the social network Instagram is doing to the psyche of “the greatest harm”
“Thus, the abundance of photographs “beautiful” life awakens in some feeling of inferiority in others. People far from the world of luxury, most of whom feel even more depressed and lonely. Jealous of more successful peers even though their posts get more “likes”,” — said in the lawsuit.
In addition, the paper reported that Instagram “corrupting the youth and promoting non-traditional sexual orientation”.
The applicant also believes that Instagram “corrupting the youth and promoting non-traditional sexual orientation”.
“People are starting to live only by the number of “likes” and subscribers. Reached before, what began to buy their own subscribers. The weak and mentally fragile segments of the population drop out of reality and live only Instagram,” writes the plaintiff.
In his view, users of the social network decreases with time concentration, develops hyperactivity disorder, there is information dependence, increases fatigue and stress, gradually decreasing intelligence. The plaintiff in the statement also mentions the deaths of people at the time of taking “selfies” for Instagram.
In this regard, the court is asked to order the defendant in the face of Roskomnadzor to impose a ban on the social network Instagram in Russia. The statement was directed to Tagansky district court of Moscow.
