Meta to bar Russian state media from operating advertisements, monetizing on platform

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Feb 25 (Reuters) – Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O) is barring Russian state media from operating advertisements or monetizing on its platform wherever on this planet, the mother or father firm of social media large Fb stated on Friday.

“We additionally proceed to use labels to further Russian state media,” its safety coverage head, Nathaniel Gleicher, stated on Twitter. “These adjustments have already began rolling out and can proceed into the weekend.”

He added, “We at the moment are prohibiting Russian state media from operating advertisements or monetizing on our platform wherever on this planet.”

Reporting by Bhargav Acharya in Bengaluru and Elizabeth Culliford in New York; Modifying by Clarence Fernandez

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