The war of versions and information about the Russia-Ukraine conflict takes on new contours on the digital battlefield. The largest American social media companies, such as Facebook, Youtube and Twitter, escalate the clash with the government of Vladimir Putin over the internet.
O twitter — platform on which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has communicated domestically and with the international community — said his service was being restricted to some people in Russia. The company said it was still working to keep the platform safe and accessible.
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On Friday, the day after Russia invaded Ukraine, Moscow said it was partially limiting access to the Facebookfrom Meta Platforms Inc, accusing the company of “censoring” Russian media.
The platform reacted. Facebook Security Policy Chief Nathaniel Gleicher announced on Saturday that he has banned Russian state media from running ads and monetizing on the platform.
“These changes have already started to be implemented and will continue over the weekend. We are closely monitoring the situation in Ukraine and will continue to share the measures we are taking to protect people on our platform.”
1/ We are now prohibiting Russian state media from running ads or monetizing on our platform anywhere in the world. We also continue to apply labels to additional Russian state media. These changes have already begun rolling out and will continue into the weekend.
— Nathaniel Gleicher (@ngleicher) February 26, 2022
Nick Clegg, Vice President of Global Affairs at Meta, said they are “taking additional measures in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine”.
Last week, Russia’s attorney general and the foreign ministry accused Facebook of involvement “in violating human rights and fundamental freedoms, as well as the rights and freedoms of Russian citizens.”
YouTube also suspends monetization of Russian state media
O YouTube, by Googlehas also blocked Russian state media RT and suspended its ability to monetize its content on the platform globally, the video giant announced Saturday.
The move to restrict RT and several other Russian channels comes after the Ukrainian government asked YouTube to cut off access from within the country, YouTube told CNN.
In a statement, YouTube spokesperson Ivy Choi cited “extraordinary circumstances in Ukraine” for the company’s steps.
“In light of extraordinary circumstances in Ukraine, we are taking various measures,” Choi said. “We are pausing the ability of several channels to monetize on YouTube, including several Russian channels affiliated with recent sanctions. We will significantly limit recommendations to these channels. And in response to a government request, we have restricted access to RT and several other channels in Ukraine. We will continue to monitor new developments and may take further action.”
O YouTube also said that in recent days it has removed hundreds of channels and thousands of videos that violated its policies.including several channels that the company said were involved in inconsistent information.
YouTube’s decision follows widespread criticism, as journalists, activists and even a member of Congress noted that the platform had been running ads against RT content.
A letter to YouTube parent Alphabet on Friday from Virginia Democratic Senator Mark Warner said his team was able to find instances of RT monetization on YouTube and that he alerted the Justice and Treasury Departments of a report on YouTube allowing sanctioned entities to monetize on YouTube as well.
Kremlin bans Russian vehicles from calling fighting in Ukraine a “war”
Russian communications regulator Roskomnadzor on Saturday warned 10 local Russian media outlets that it would restrict access to their publications unless they stop spreading what it calls false information, including references to the military operation in Ukraine as an “attack, invasion or declaration of war”.
In letters sent to these media, the watchdog said it had complained about alleged “false information” they published about the bombing of Ukrainian cities and the deaths of civilians caused by the Russian armed forces.
(*With information from Vasco Cotovio, Nathan Hodge and Brian Fung of CNN, and Bhargav Acharya and Elizabeth Culliford of Reuters)
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