Meta, the U.S. corporate owner of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads, “after careful consideration” banned the television news channel Russia Today (RT News) and other Russian state media from being present on its digital platforms, alleging that they participate in foreign influence and interference operations.
“Rossiya Segodnya, RT and other related entities are now banned from our applications globally due to foreign interference activity,” a Meta spokesperson said in a statement, cited by the EFE Spanish language news agency on Tuesday.
Meta’s decision comes days after the U.S. government announced sanctions against RT and other media controlled by Moscow.
