Major social media companies, including YouTube, Facebook, tiktok_us, and Twitter, have moved to ban Russian state media outlets RT_com and Sputnik in Europe due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The two major Russian news organizations are funded by the government and considered mouthpieces of President Vladimir Putin's regime, which has been accused of spreading disinformation to justify its war in Ukraine.
"The European Union sanctions will legally require us to withhold certain content in EU member states, and we intend to comply," Twitter spokeswoman Katie Rosborough said in a statement. Late last week, under pressure from their users and government officials, Facebook, Google, YouTube, and Twitter all announced efforts to block Russian state media from running ads and monetizing content on their platforms.
“I asked YouTube to block the Russian propaganda media, which call us Nazis and drug addicts, lie and promote war. Asked Meta to block Facebook and Instagram. I asked Netflix to block the service in Russia," Fedorov said in a statement on Facebook.The social media giants are aligned in trying to reduce the spread of Russian disinformation about what is happening in Ukraine. Some of the platforms have even restricted access to Russian government accounts altogether.
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