Facebook owner Meta bans RT, other Russian state media
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Tech giant’s announcement comes days after Washington unveiled sanctions against Moscow-backed outlets.
Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, has announced a ban on RT and other Russian state media, citing the outlets’ alleged involvement in foreign interference operations.
“After careful consideration, we expanded our ongoing enforcement against Russian state media outlets,” a Meta spokesperson said in a statement on Monday.
“Rossiya Segodnya, RT and other related entities are now banned from our apps globally for foreign interference activity.”
Meta’s ban, which will be rolled out on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads, comes days after the administration of United States President Joe Biden announced sanctions against RT and other Moscow-controlled media.
The Biden administration also announced the launch of a diplomatic effort to alert the international community to what US officials have described as RT’s role as a “fully fledged member of the intelligence apparatus.”
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