A Russian court today banned the Facebook and Instagram in Russia after characterizing the company Meta Platforms Inc as “extremist”, Reuters reported, citing the Russian agencies TASS and Interfax.
In particular, the Russian court rejected An appeal by Meta Plaltforms, the owner of Facebook’s company, which asked for more time to formulate its legal position, asking the judicial authorities to postpone the appeal of the prosecutor’s office requesting a ban on the company’s activities in the country.
The company’s lawyer Victoria Saginatold the court that Meta did not engage in extremist activities and is against Russophobia.
It is pointed out that Russia has already banned Facebook for restrictions it has imposed on Russian media, while the Instagram was blocked Meta announces it will allow social media users in Ukraine to post messages urging violence against the Russian president Vladimir Putin and of troops sent by Moscow to Ukraine on 24 February.
The definition of «extremist organizationHas been used for organizations such as the Taliban and theIslamic state», But has been adopted as well for Jehovah’s Witnesses and for “Foundation’s of CorruptionOf jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
Source: News Beast
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