Meta bans RT and other Russian state media networks

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NEW YORK, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Facebook owner Meta (META.O) said on Monday it was banning RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other Russian state media networks, alleging the outlets used deceptive tactics to carry out influence operations while evading detection on the social media company's platforms.

"After careful consideration, we expanded our ongoing enforcement against Russian state media outlets. Rossiya Segodnya, RT and other related entities are now banned from our apps globally for foreign interference activity," the company said in a written statement.
Reporting by Katie Paul; Editing by Sonali Paul

 

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Seems fair; Russia designated Meta an extremist organization and banned Facebook in 2022.

 

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CNN article with a little more information but fuck CNN so there's an archive and here's the important info.

The move comes days after the US Justice Department announced charges against two RT employees for funneling nearly $10 million into a US company to create and amplify content that aligned with Russian interests. The covert influence campaign was aimed at the American public ahead of the 2024 US presidential election, US officials said.

After the US Justice Department announcement, RT responded with mocking statements that did not address the specifics of the US allegations.

Executives from Meta, Microsoft and Alphabet, which owns Google, are expected to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday on their platforms’ work to combat foreign threats to US elections.

 

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Now do NPR and BBC.

 

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Now do NPR and BBC.

Our government-funded propaganda outlets are different because they tell The Truth™.

 

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Good thing I don't use meta products

 

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Well that should clear up the whole "publisher vs platform" thing then I guess. If they're deciding what can and can't be posted, that makes them a publisher, and thereby responsible and/or liable for everything posted.