Meta spokesperson sentenced for 'publicly defending terrorism'
Meta Platforms spokesperson Andy Stone has been sentenced to six years in prison by a military court in Moscow.
The jail term was handed down in absentia, RIA news agency reported.
Meta is designated an extremist organisation in Russia, while its Facebook and Instagram apps have been banned in the country since the Ukraine War began in February 2022.
RIA said state investigators accused Mr Stone of publishing online comments that defended "aggressive, hostile and violent actions" towards Russian soldiers
https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-russia-news-putin-nuclear-live-updates-kyiv-12541713
