THIS MESSAGE (MATERIAL) IS CREATED AND (OR) DISTRIBUTED BY A FOREIGN MASS MEDIA PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS OF A FOREIGN AGENT AND (OR) A RUSSIAN LEGAL ENTITY PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS OF A FOREIGN AGENT.
The recognition of Meta as an extremist organization will not affect the WhatsApp messenger. This is reported by RIA Novosti, citing a source in law enforcement agencies.
According to these data, WhatsApp is seen as a means of communication and not as a source of placement.
Recall that Meta Platforms, which controls Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, has temporarily lifted the ban on calls for violence against the Russian military due to the situation in Ukraine. The new policy also allows calls for the death of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
On Friday, the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation asked the court to recognize Meta as an extremist organization and ban its activities in Russia. The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against the employees of the American company Meta under articles on public calls for extremist activities and on promoting terrorist activities.
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Source: Rosbalt
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