Meta has decided to appeal to the Court of Appeals, wanting to annul the decision of a Russian court, which banned it from operating in the country due to “extremist activity”, Reuters reports, citing the Interfax agency.
The decision to ban Meta Platforms came at the request of the Russian prosecutor’s office in March.
The prosecutor also appealed to the Russian telecommunications regulator to restrict access to Instagram, Meta’s social networking site.
Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram have been blocked in Russia, but the WhatsApp messaging service has not been affected by the March 21 ruling by a Moscow court.
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