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American Meta is recognized as extremist organization: what does this mean?

On March 21, 2022, the Tverskoy District Court of Moscow considered the petition of the Prosecutor General's Office, which demanded to recognize the American corporation Meta Platforms Inc. (*Recognized as extremist organization and banned on the territory of the Russian Federation) as an extremist organization. As a result, the court satisfied the claim, officially banning the work of Instagram and Facebook. The court decision did not affect the popular WhatsApp messenger, although the service belongs to the ...

INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK USERS TEMPORARILY ALLOWED TO CALL FOR VIOLENCE

Users of Instagram and Facebook have been given the opportunity to publish posts that contain calls for the use of violence against Russian soldiers. Meta has changed its hate speech policy amid the events in Ukraine. Innovations will affect a number of states, among which, in addition to the participants in the conflict, the countries of the Baltic States and Eastern Europe are named. The decision ...

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