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A Moscow court found on March 21 (local time) that US Meta was guilty of militant activity. The company’s Facebook and Instagram have already been banned from working in Russia, but the court has confirmed it. However, WhatsApp, a popular messaging service in Russia, will be excluded. Archyde.com reports a court comment that this is because WhatsApp does not have the ability to disseminate information widely.
The US Meta has changed the rules to allow postings on “attacks (death) once morest Russian invaders” that are normally deleted as offensive content, and the Russian authorities have responded to this.Block Facebook and Instagramwas doing.
According to Russian state media TASS, the ruling effectively bans Meta from opening offices and doing business in Russia. However, it also states that ordinary users of the service will not be immediately accused of being radical. However, human rights activist Pavel Chikov points out that putting the Facebook or Instagram logo on websites, store entrances, business cards, etc. can be the basis for up to 15 days in prison.
Also, WhatsApp, which was excluded, is a Russian non-governmental organization that is a digital rights group.RoskomsvobodaSarkis Darbinyan said WhatsApp is popular in Russia and may have been neglected because it is also used by governments and state-owned enterprises, but it may be closing gradually rather than closing all at once. It says that it is not.That said, users seem to be slowly moving away, falling from the most used messaging tools in Russia in the last few weeks and taking their place.TelegramIt is said that he gave up to.
（Source：Archyde.com。Engadget Japan EditionMore reprinted)
