Facebook takes action against Russian state media. Critics accuse RT and Sputnik of spreading disinformation and fake news.
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From red/epd
03/01/2022 – 09:14 am
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Menlo Park, Frankfurt aM – After allegations of propaganda and disinformation in the Ukraine war, Facebook is taking action against Russian state media. Given the extraordinary nature of the current situation, access to RT (formerly Russia Today) and Sputnik across the EU will be restricted at this time, Meta (formerly Facebook) head of corporate communications Nick Glegg said on Monday (local time). ) in Menlo Park with. RT and Sputnik are media outlets funded by the Russian state. Critics accuse them of spreading disinformation and fake news.
Meta also announced “extensive measures to combat misinformation” by expanding fact-checking capabilities in Russian and Ukrainian. In addition, Russian state media are not allowed to advertise or monetize content.
The micro-blogging service Twitter had previously announced that it would add a warning to tweets from Russian state media. People searched Twitter “for credible information about the Russian invasion of Ukraine.” “Our product should make it easy to understand who is behind the content,” said Yoel Roth, responsible for the integrity of the platform, on Twitter on Monday.
On Sunday, the European Commission announced a ban on RT and Sputnik in the EU.
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