Russia labels Meta an 'extremist organisation', says WhatsApp can stay

A Moscow court on Monday labelled Meta Platforms Inc an "extremist organisation", but said the decision would not apply to its WhatsApp messenger service, focusing its ire on the company's already banned Facebook and Instagram social networks.

Moscow's Tverskoi District Court upheld a lawsuit filed by Russian state prosecutors on banning the activities of Meta on Russian territory, the court's press service said in a statement.