Facebook parent Meta bans RT from social platforms
The social media company said it decided to ban RT and related news outlets globally “after careful consideration.”
The social media company said it decided to ban RT and related news outlets globally “after careful consideration.”
The U.S. State Department has sanctioned organizations and individuals connected to RT over what it claims are covert intelligence and fundraising operations.
Five more Russia-backed TV broadcasters have lost their licenses to transmit in 27 European Union member states.
The ban comes amid continued economic pressures, including sanctions, imposed on Russia by the European Union.
The French-language variant of Russian news channel RT has shut down amid sanctions that saw the freezing of its financial assets.
One of Europe’s biggest providers of satellite communications says it will stop broadcasting channels originating from Russia.
A localized version of Russia’s international news channel RT aimed at the Balkans has been kicked off YouTube less than a month after debuting.
European lawmakers have sent a letter to the president of the European Union demanding the removal of SES and Eutelsat from satellite platforms.
U.S.-based Odysee has pulled a French version of the RT and Sputnik channels amid a widespread ban on the Russia-backed network in European Union countries.