A Moscow court on Monday banned Facebook and Instagram for what it deemed “extremist activity” in a case against their parent company, Meta, The Associated Press reported.
The Tverskoy District Court fulfilled a request from prosecutors to outlaw Meta Platforms Inc. and banned Facebook and Instagram. Russian prosecutors have accused the social media platforms of ignoring government requests to remove what they described as fake news about Russian military actions in Ukraine and calls for anti-war protests in Russia.
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