Social media platforms have become one of the important fronts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In this case, especially misleading information began to increase. In order to prevent this situation, Meta continues to take important steps. One of them is about the Russian state media.
Facebook’s parent company, Meta, has imposed several bans on Russian state media on the platform. Nathaniel Gleicher, head of Facebook’s security policy, announced the ban in a post on Twitter.
Russian state media will not be able to monetize Meta
Gleicher shared on Twitter, “We now prohibit Russian state media from advertising or monetizing our platform anywhere in the world. We also continue to apply labels to additional Russian state media. These changes have already been implemented and will continue until the end of the week.” said. In addition, he added that they will continue to share the steps they have taken to protect their platforms.
A Meta spokesperson, on the other hand, emailed Insider: He said: “We are taking comprehensive steps to combat the spread of misinformation about our services in the region and continue to consult with outside experts.” At the same time, the spokesperson stated that it removes content that violates Meta policies and that they are working with third-party parties to rebut the false claims.
When a piece of content is rated as false, Meta said it moves the content further down in the summary mind. In this way, users will see less of the content.
The statement came after Russia restricted access to Facebook
Nick Glegg, also from Meta, said in a statement, “Yesterday, Russian authorities told us that content posted on Facebook by four Russian state media outlets ordered us to stop its independent verification and labeling. We refused.” said.
Glegg’s statement came hours after Russia’s media regulator said it was limiting access to Facebook and violating the rights of Russian citizens.
Other major platforms are also grappling with how to handle escalating conflict. Twitter said it accidentally blocked accounts that shared footage of the invasion of Ukraine and justified the erroneous blocks with false information.
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