Russia adds Meta to list of ‘terrorist and extremist’ organizations

Russia in late March banned Facebook and Instagram for ‘carrying out extremist activities’. (AFP)

• Russia in late March banned Facebook and Instagram for ‘carrying out extremist activities’

MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday added US tech giant Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, to a list of “terrorist and extremist” organizations, according to a database of the Federal Service for Financial Monitoring (Rosfinmonitoring).
Russia in late March banned Facebook and Instagram for “carrying out extremist activities” after authorities accused Meta of tolerating “Russophobia” during Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine.