The Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation demanded that Meta Corporation be recognized as an extremist organization.
The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office demanded that the American corporation Meta be recognized as an extremist organization and banned from its activities in the Russian Federation, TASS reports.
“In accordance with the federal law “On Counteracting Extremist Activities,” the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation sent an application to the court to recognize Meta Platforms Inc. extremist organization and the prohibition of its activities on the territory of the Russian Federation”, the ministry’s press service said.
Also in connection with the presence of signs of crimes under Part 2 of Art. 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Propaganda of terrorism”) and Part 2 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (inciting hatred and enmity with the threat of violence), the Prosecutor General’s Office sent materials to the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation to resolve the issue of criminal prosecution.
As previously reported, Meta allowed calls for violence on social networks Facebook and Instagram against the Russian military against the backdrop of a special operation to denazify Ukraine.