MOSCOW, Oct 18The Solntsevsky Court of Moscow, at the suit of the former football player of the Russian national team Dmitry Khokhlov, ordered the social network Facebook (banned in Russia as an extremist organization) to pay him 65 million rubles and unblock all references to his last name, the court said. Earlier, the hearings were postponed for a significant period due to the appointed examination, within the framework of which it was necessary to assess the harm caused to Khokhlov. Prior to this, the plaintiff's defense argued that due to the blocking of Khokhlov's name, Khokhlov was less frequently mentioned in the press and publications of ordinary Facebook users, which could scare away potential advertising offers. non-pecuniary damage, as well as unblock all references to the Khokhlov name within one month,» the agency's interlocutor said. On March 21, the Tverskoy Court of Moscow banned Facebook and Instagram in Russia for extremist activities, before that social networks began to be blocked by Roskomnadzor at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office. According to Anna Varganova, a lawyer representing Khokhlova, they plan to bring the lawsuit to an end, since the problem remains, it is also faced by foreign Facebook users who mention Khokhlova's surname. . He also demanded to pay him 150 million rubles as compensation for non-pecuniary damage. According to his representative, Khokhlov, as a public person, is interested in mentioning his name, but this does not happen due to blocking. The social network, Khokhlov said, marks his last name as a «hostile statement.» According to the experts interviewed, social networks owned by the company Meta (banned in Russia for extremist activities) indeed often impose temporary blocks on accounts that publicly use the word «khokhol» and its derivatives. Because of this, the mention of the name Khokhlov causes difficulties for users and the media. Dmitry Khokhlov, a famous Russian football player, champion and winner of the Russian Super Cup, as well as the Dutch Super Cup, has played more than 50 matches for the national team of the country. After completing his playing career in 2010, he became a coach.* The activities of Meta (social networks Facebook and Instagram) are banned in Russia as extremist
