A military court in Moscow sentenced Andy Stone (spokesperson of the Metës) to six years in prison in absentia. The allegation is that there is a cause, and publicly renounce terrorism, citing a change in the rules of Facebook and Instagram to ban the use of expressions of violence. The defence counsel said he will appeal.
The original definition of terrorism
After the Russian invasion of the Ukraine (which the Kremlin calls a “recognition of the special council”), the Meta has changed its rules on the posting of content promoting violence against other people. In some countries, including the Ukraine, the user, can be birthday death, Vladimir Putin, Alexander Lukashenkos, and the army, a Russian, but not a citizen.
The news was made known to the X (at that time, in Twitter, from the spokesman Andy Stone. In spite of a correction to the latter, the approach to Facebook and Instagram were blocked in Russia on the grounds that the Spot is considered a terrorist organization. The Stone was placed on the list, a watch list by accident, in November, 2023, for the support and encouragement of terrorism.
Thank you – sincerely – for this sober perspective, Ryan.
— Andy Stone (@andymstone) March 10, 2022
A court had sought the arrest of both, and now that he has been convicted, in the absence of six years in prison. The defence counsel, has announced that it will appeal to. Of course, the penalty will not be applied, since the Stone probably wouldn't go to Russia.
The United states placed sanctions imposed on the different, against the company and individuals, russians in march, 2022. In response, the Ministry of Foreign affairs, decided to Mark Zuckerberg and the 29th of citizens and other americans in the list of persons prohibited to enter the country.
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