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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Facebook to restrict access to russian state media outlets in eu - You Need To See This

Russian state-run media activity on social media platforms has emerged as a contentious issue for big tech companies during the invasion of Ukraine [File: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP]

Facebook’s parent company Meta has announced plans to restrict access to Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik across the European Union, as Russia pressed on with its invasion of Ukraine.

Meta’s head of global affairs, Nick Clegg, tweeted on Monday afternoon that the social media company had received requests “from a number of Governments and the EU to take further steps in relation to Russian state-controlled media”.

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