Meta spokesman gets 6-year prison sentence by Russian court after being convicted in absentia


by New York Post

New York Post— The authorities also outlawed Meta as an extremist organization and blocked Facebook and Instagram in Russia.

Yle Uutiset—Court hands Kivimäki 6-year prison sentence in historic hacking case. Aleksanteri Kivimäki's hacking of psychotherapy centre Vastaamo's patient database led to a case with the largest number of victims in Finnish legal history.

Raw Story—'Chaos agent': Jan. 6 defendant with 'claimed left-wing ties' gets 6 years in prison. John Sullivan, a convicted rioter in the January 6 Capitol attack, has been sentenced to six years in prison, reported Politico's Kyle Cheney on Friday.U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth cited Sullivan as a "chaos agent" at sentencing, saying that he was acting not out of support for former President Donald Trump, as most of the rioters were, but simply for the sake of causing social disruption and violence.A Utah-based man who describes himself as a "political activist," Sullivan was convicted...

MediaNama—Russia sentences Meta spokesperson to six years in absentia. According to Russian investigators, Stone had published online comments that defended hostile and violent actions against Russian military personnel.