Meta deletes Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei's Instagram and Facebook accounts because Hamas praises attacks on Israel violates policy

Iran since 1989: Meta has banned Khamenei, who has been the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic, on Instagram and Facebook for violating the service's policies by repeatedly posting praise for attacks on Israel by the Islamic group Hamas. I see that you deleted your account.

Instagram and Facebook delete the accounts of Iran's supreme leader | Iran | The Guardian

Meta removes Instagram, Facebook accounts of Iran's Khamenei

Khamenei owns multiple accounts on Instagram and Facebook, and the English version of Instagram account has more than 200,000 followers, and the Persian version account has more than 5 million followers.

In the post, Ayatollah Khamenei denied Iran's involvement in Hamas' attack on Israel, but made it clear that he supports and praises Hamas' attack itself.

Regarding account deletion, Meta explains, ``Due to repeated violations of our policy regarding dangerous organizations and individuals, we have decided to delete these accounts.''

According to the news site France24, although the use of Instagram and Facebook is restricted in Iran along with X and YouTube, many people use VPNs to circumvent the restrictions and access them.

In addition, X has four accounts of Khamenei, all of which remain intact, and on February 8, ``In God's will, the victory of the people of Gaza is becoming clearer day by day.'' 'We will continue to do so,' he wrote in a post that seemed to support Hamas.

God willing, the victory of people in Gaza will become clearer day by day.

— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) February 8, 2024