Russia Issues Arrest Warrant for Top Meta Executive Amid Ongoing Social Media Crackdown
- Russia puts Meta spokesperson Andy Stone on wanted list, weeks after classifying Meta as "terrorist and extremist" organization
- Stone added to online database maintained by Russia's interior ministry, though no details given on specific charges
- In March, Russia opened criminal probe into Meta for alleged incitement of violence against Russians after temporary change in hate speech policy
- Mediazona claims Russian court issued arrest warrant for Stone on charges of "facilitating terrorism"
- Social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram popular among young Russians before 2022 Ukraine invasion, but now blocked in Russia amid crackdown on dissent