Meta removes Instagram and Facebook accounts for Iran’s leader

Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Meta has removed Instagram and Facebook accounts run on behalf of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after criticism over his support for Hamas following its October 7 attack on Israel that sparked the war in Gaza, the company has confirmed.

Meta, based in Menlo Park, California, offered no specifics about its reasoning. However, it said it removed the accounts “for repeatedly violating our dangerous organisations and individuals policy”.