Meta, Facebook’s parent company, now in Russia’s 'terrorist and extremist' organisation list
Russia has listed Meta, the parent company of Facebook, as a “terrorist and extremist” organization.
By India Today Web Desk: Russia included Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, to its list of "terrorist and extremist" organisations, according to a database of the Federal Service for Financial Monitoring (Rosfinmonitoring).
Earlier this year, a Russian court had banned Facebook and Instagram in the country, labelling its parent company Meta as extremist. The Kremlins crackdown on social media giants had followed in the wake of Russia declaring war on Ukraine in February.
A month later, in April, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was barred by the Russian foreign ministry from entering the country. Zuckerberg, along with several high-profile people, was accused of promoting a Russiaphobic agenda.
Now, Russia has included Meta in its terrorist organization list.
The move follows after Russia escalated its military attacks against Ukraine. On Monday, Moscow bombed several Ukrainian cities, killing civilians and damaging infrastructure.
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