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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Russia court bans Facebook, Instagram on 'extremism' charges

Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

A Moscow court banned Facebook and Instagram on Monday for what it deemed extremist activity in a case against their parent company, Meta.

The Tverskoy District Court fulfilled a request from prosecutors to outlaw Meta Platforms Inc. and banned Facebook and Instagram for what they called “extremist activities.” Prosecutors have accused the social media platforms of ignoring government requests to remove what they described as fake news about the Russian military action in Ukraine and calls for protests in Russia.

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