Meta, Facebook’s mother or father firm, now in Russia’s ‘terrorist and extremist’ organisation record

Russia has listed Meta, the mother or father firm of Facebook, as a “terrorist and extremist” group.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 11, 2022 18:40 IST

Russia included Meta in its ‘terrorist’ record. (Image for Representation: Reuters

By India Today Web Desk: Russia included Meta, the mother or father firm of Instagram and Facebook, to its record of “terrorist and extremist” organisations, in response to a database of the Federal Service for Financial Monitoring (Rosfinmonitoring).

Earlier this 12 months, a Russian court docket had banned Facebook and Instagram within the nation, labelling its mother or father firm Meta as extremist. The Kremlins crackdown on social media giants had adopted within the wake of Russia declaring battle on Ukraine in February.

A month later, in April, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was barred by the Russian overseas ministry from coming into the nation. Zuckerberg, together with a number of high-profile folks, was accused of selling a Russiaphobic agenda.

Now, Russia has included Meta in its terrorist group record.

The transfer follows after Russia escalated its navy assaults towards Ukraine. On Monday, Moscow bombed a number of Ukrainian cities, killing civilians and damaging infrastructure.

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