Russia: Filed Prosecutor General lawsuit against Meta Platforms (Instagram and Facebook) for determination as an extremist organisation and implementing a ban on operations
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Filed Prosecutor General lawsuit against Meta Platforms (Instagram and Facebook) for determination as an extremist organisation and implementing a ban on operations
On 11 March 2022, the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation filed a lawsuit against Meta Platforms (Instagram and Facebook), requesting the Court to classify it as an extremist organisation and ban its operations within the country. The Prose…
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
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2022-03-11
under deliberation
2022-03-21
under investigation
2022-06-09
under appeal