Russian court finds Meta guilty of "extremist activity", but won't ban Whatsapp

A judge in a Moscow court said on Monday that Instagram and Facebook were guilty of "extremist" activity, solidifying a ban on both platforms that went into effect earlier this month, reported Reuters. But the court also spared Whatsapp -- one of Meta's core products and one of the most popular messaging platforms in Russia -- from the ban. Russian authorities decided to open a criminal case against Meta after Facebook's decision to temporarily allow for calls of violence in Ukraine and select o...