A Moscow military court has sentenced Andy Stone, a spokesperson for Meta Platforms, to six years in prison for “publicly defending terrorism.”
Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, has been labeled an extremist organization in Russia and has been banned since 2022, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Russian Interior Ministry launched a criminal investigation into Stone late last year, and according to RIA, investigators claimed that Stone had made online statements that endorsed violent actions against Russian soldiers involved in what Russia calls its “special military operation” in Ukraine.
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