Russia moves to ban Instagram and designate Meta as an "extremist organization"; source says WhatsApp won't be affected as it is a means of communication (Jillian Deutsch/Bloomberg)

Jillian Deutsch / Bloomberg:
Russia moves to ban Instagram and designate Meta as an “extremist organization”; source says WhatsApp won't be affected as it is a means of communication  —  Russian prosecutors have asked a court to ban Meta Platforms Inc.'s Facebook and Instagram as “extremist,” Interfax reported …

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