Russia targeted Meta Platforms in a new ban, but the company's instant messaging app, WhatsApp, wasn't included.
Russia targeted Meta Platforms in a new ban, but the company's instant messaging app, WhatsApp, wasn't includedA Russian court took further action against Meta's Facebook and Instagram on Monday under the country's"extremism" law, banning the companies from doing business in Russia but allowing Russian users to continue using WhatsApp.
Meta will now be prohibited from opening branches in Russia and from doing business in Russia, TASS said. The Russian prosecutor general’s office cited calls for violence against Russian citizens on Meta-owned platforms as a reason for the ban.
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