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Chairman of the committee on social policy of the Parliament of Azerbaijan Hadi Rajabli is the second deputy who spoke in favor of limiting the social network "Facebook" in Azerbaijan, the Azeri news agancy "Haqqin.az" reports.

"Sometimes in social network "Facebook" materials badly influencing on the education of our young people are published," the Chairman of the Commission said at the meeting on April 2.

According to him, "Some people write such things in the social networks," which casts a shadow on the achievements of Azerbaijan. "Unfortunately, some young people are influenced by these destructive forces," says Rajabli.

According to the Azerbaijani MP, the social networks should contain more materials about the "achievements of the country, the Karabakh issue, the policy carried out by the president and the state," the portal says.

In the beginning of March, MP Fazail Agamali, the leader of the pro-governmental party of Azerbaijan "Fatherland", spoke for imposing restrictions on social networks, including "Facebook." He told that social networks are a threat to the Azerbaijani statehood.

On March 10, in Baku, a mass protest against the deaths of soldiers in the army in non-combat situation was held. The rally was dispersed by the police; at least 60 people were detained. There were about 3000 protesters at Fountain Square. The number of participants increased due to the relatives of the recruits killed in the Azerbaijani army. Earlier, a similar protest was held on January 12 in 2013 and was also dispersed by the police. Both protests were organized in social networks.