Russia declares war on Mark Zuckerberg as it bans Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp
dailystar.co.ukInterfax reports.The application read: "In accordance with the Federal Law ‘On Countering Extremist Activity’, the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation sent an application to the court to recognize Meta Platforms Inc.
as an extremist organization and ban its activities in the territory of the Russian Federation."Meta claims it made the recent changes to its policy to allow the citizens of Ukraine to voice their feelings about the ongoing conflict in their country.
Meta's statement said: "In light of the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, we made a temporary exception for those affected by war, to express sentiments toward invading armed forces such as ‘death to the Russian invaders."This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated.Please refresh the page regularly to get the latest updates.
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