The Russian court sentenced the Meta representative to six years in prison in absentia

by times news cr

2024-04-24 11:47:25

A. Stone’s lawyer, Valentina Filipenkova, told the agency that she will appeal the verdict on behalf of her client, who lives outside of Russia.

Specifically, the process was about A. Stone’s 2022. in a March post on Twitter, which now goes by the name “X.” In it, a Meta representative “justified aggressive, hostile and violent actions against members of the Russian armed forces” shortly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the military court.

“Meta” in 2022 March 11 stated that the concern, abandoning the usual practice, will not treat as a violation of the rules of use messages demanding “death to the Russian occupiers”. in 2022 In April, Russia added Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to a blacklist of people prohibited from entering Russia.

in 2023 in November, Meta’s communications manager A. Stone was finally on the wanted list. In October, Russian authorities already designated the parent company of Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram as a “terrorist and extremist organization”, which allows them to prosecute users of these social networks in Russia.

Since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Facebook and Instagram networks, as well as the portal “X” and media critical of the Kremlin, have been blocked in Russia.

2024-04-24 11:47:25

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