Meta Bans Russia State Media Outlets Over “Foreign Interference”
4 weeks ago
Meta is banning Russia state media organization from its social media company platforms, alleging that the outlets used deceptive tactics to amplify Moscow’s propaganda.
Meta owns Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram. It says it will roll out the ban over the next few days, in a fresh escalation of its efforts to counter Russia’s covert influence operations. Meta said it’s expanding its “ongoing enforcement against Russian state media outlets which are now banned from its apps globally for foreign interference activity.” The announcement drew a rebuke from the Kremlin.
Meta owns Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram. It says it will roll out the ban over the next few days, in a fresh escalation of its efforts to counter Russia’s covert influence operations. Meta said it’s expanding its “ongoing enforcement against Russian state media outlets which are now banned from its apps globally for foreign interference activity.” The announcement drew a rebuke from the Kremlin.
