Social Media Accounts of Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Deleted

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has announced the removal of both social media platforms' accounts run on behalf of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The reason given for this action was that the accounts repeatedly violated Meta's Dangerous Organizations and Individuals policy. According to various reports, these accounts had praised violent actions such as the Hamas attack on Israel in 2006 which resulted in over 1,200 deaths and the taking of 250 hostages. The policy states that Meta does not allow organizations or individuals with a violent mission or engaged in violence to maintain a presence on their platforms. Iran has been subjected to US sanctions since 2019. It is important to note that there seems to be consistent information across the articles regarding the reason for the removal of the accounts, but differing details about specific instances of violations.