Microsoft announced that Russia is preparing to ban two important news sources, Russia Today and Sputnik. While the applications of both sources were removed from the Microsoft Store, advertisements for these two sources were also banned on the ad network. In addition, Microsoft’s search engine Bing, RT and Sputnik content were lowered in the rankings.
Some important sanctions also came from Meta. Meta manager Nick Clegg said that access to Russia Today and Sputnik will be restricted within the EU. “We have received requests from some Governments and EU countries to take further action regarding Russian state-controlled media outlets. Given the exceptional nature of the current situation, we will currently restrict access to RT and Sputnik across the EU,” Clegg said on Twitter. said.
We have received requests from a number of Governments and the EU to take further steps in relation to Russian state controlled media. Given the exceptional nature of the current situation, we will be restricting access to RT and Sputnik across the EU at this time.
— Nick Clegg (@nickclegg) February 28, 2022
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