The Problem With Banning Russian Disinformation
The European Union in early March banned Russian state-sponsored media outlets RT and Sputnik from broadcasting, as a response to the nefarious pro-Kremlin disinformation and propaganda dominating those outlets’ coverage of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.…
Russian agents threaten Google, Apple representatives with prison time: report
Evercore ISI Senior Managing Director Mark Mahaney provides insight into how Big Tech is helping Ukraine during Russia’s invasion. Russian agents are reportedly targeting Google and Apple employees based in the country with prison time. Agents apparently…
How Russian TV Portrays the War in Ukraine
In Russia’s version of the war, Russians are liberators, Ukrainians are Nazis, and the West is full of mendacious hypocrites. To turn on Russian TV news is to enter a parallel universe, one where even the word war is forbidden. Russian President Vladimir…
Stocks close lower as investors weigh U.S. ban on Russian energy [Video]
Wall Street’s main benchmarks attempted a comeback into Tuesday’s close but turned lower as investors weighed an announcement by President Joe Biden that the U.S. will ban Russian imports of oil and energy, stoking worries the move could…
How to spot fake Russian social media accounts and posts
Young Men Using Smart Phone Social Media Concept (iStock) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As the Russia-Ukraine War escalates, cable news ratings have skyrocketed. But look at what they’re showing you: Social media posts and online…
Digital ‘Swarm’ Fights Russian Sites Online
(Newser) – Formed in a fury to counter Russia’s blitzkrieg attack, Ukraine’s hundreds-strong volunteer “hacker” corps is more than a paramilitary cyberattack force in Europe’s first major war of the…
Russian news channel RT to broadcast on Rumble after Big Tech curbs By Reuters
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: RT app is seen on a smartphone in front of RT and Sputnik logo in this illustration taken February 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – Russian state-controlled news network RT said on Thursday…
Google Drops RT, Other Russian State Media From Its News Features
Alphabet Inc’s Google confirmed on Tuesday that it had removed Russian state-funded publishers such as RT from its news-related features, including the Google News search tool, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and various sanctions…
Google drops RT, other Russian state media from its news features By Reuters
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: RT app is seen on a smartphone in front of their logo in this illustration taken February 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) -Alphabet Inc’s Google (NASDAQ:) confirmed on…
Facebook and TikTok block Russian state media in Europe : NPR
Facebook’s parent company Meta said in a statement that it had received requests from a number of governments and the European Union “to take further steps in relation to Russian state controlled media.” Jenny Kane/AP file photo hide…