Meta bans Russian state media like Rossiya Segodnya, RT and others from its apps for ‘foreign inteference activity’

Meta Platforms has banned Russian state media networks such as Rossiya Segodnya, RT and others across its platforms — Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads — for alleged “deception tactics” to influence audiences online, as per a Reuters report.

Meta claimed Russian state media outlets used “deceptive tactics to carry out covert influence operations online”, the report added.