A Moscow court banned Facebook and Instagram, calling parent company Meta an "extremist organization."
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MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court banned Facebook and Instagram on Monday for what it deemed extremist activity in a case against their parent company, Meta.
Facebook and Instagram's parent company Meta has been designated as an "extremist" organization by a Russian court. But Meta's WhatsApp is excluded from the ban.
Prosecutors have accused the social media platforms of ignoring government requests to remove what they described as fake news about the military action in Ukraine.
The ruling amounts to an immediate ban of Facebook and Instagram in Russia, where both platforms are already blocked. WhatsApp, which is owned by the same company, is still allowed.
Facebook and Instagram have now been completely banned in Russia under the country's "extremism" law just weeks after Russia blocked access to Meta's social media platforms. The ban, which came from a decision by Judge Olga Solopova of the Tverskoy Court of Moscow, takes effect immediately and preve…
Prosecutors claim social media giant ignoring government requests to remove what they describe as fake news about Russia's Ukraine invasion and calls for anti-war protests
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