Meta extends ban on Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik Facebook And instagram To stop the flow of misinformation globally as the Russian military is making deep inroads into Ukraine. In addition to restricting access to RT and Sputnik throughout the European Union, the company also announced “globally demoting content from Facebook pages and Instagram accounts from Russian state-controlled media outlets and making them harder to find on our platforms”. Of.
“We have also begun to reduce posts on Facebook containing links to Russian state-controlled media websites,” Meta said in a statement. In the coming days, “we’ll label these links and provide more information before people share or click them. To let them know they lead to Russian state-controlled media websites. We likewise on Instagram.” are planning to take measures”.
The company is already labeling Facebook pages and Instagram accounts from Russian state-controlled media outlets to let people know where this information comes from. “By providing this additional transparency, we want to give people more context if they want to share direct links to Russian state-controlled media websites or when other people see someone’s post that contains a link to one of these sites.” ”, it added.
Most Big Tech platforms like meta, Twitter, Google (and youtube) and Microsoft Russian state media outlets have been banned in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine. meta Said that since February 23, more than $20 million (about Rs 152 crore) has been raised for nonprofits on Facebook and Instagram in support of humanitarian efforts for Ukraine.
“We have also seen a Facebook group created to help those in need, consisting of 200,000 Romanian volunteers and a group of donors coordinating transport and housing for refugees. And a group of more than 300,000 in Poland are offering housing, clothing, medicine and rides across the border to help those in need,” the company informed.
As part of its ‘Data for Good’ program, META is making available data collected on social connections to trusted organizations working to provide medical services and assistance to refugees, such as Direct Relief.
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