Read previewMeta is banning RT, Rossiya Segodnya, and other Russian state media networks from its platforms, claiming the outlets had used deceptive tactics to carry out interference activity.
AdvertisementMeta's decision comes as Russian media faces increased scrutiny from the Biden administration.
On Friday, the Biden administration hit Russian state media outlets with new sanctions, accusing RT of acting as an arm of Moscow's spy agencies by engaging in covert information warfare operations around the world.
Representatives for RT and Rossiya Segodnya did not immediately respond to a request for comment from BI, sent outside normal working hours.
AdvertisementMeta, along with YouTube and TikTok, has already banned some Russian state media, including RT, in the EU, following requests from national governments after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
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—, Segodnya, Biden, James Rubin, Merrick Garland, Donald Trump, Meta
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Service, Business, Meta, RT, State, Global, NBC, Department of Justice, Reuters, YouTube
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Ukraine, Tennessee, Russia, Russian