London: The Kremlin on Tuesday said Facebook owner Meta was discrediting itself by banning some Russian state media networks from its platforms and that Meta’s move complicated prospects for Moscow normalising relations with the company. The statement from the Russian government came Meta said it’s banning Russia state media organisation from its social media platforms, alleging that the outlets used deceptive tactics to amplify Moscow’s propaganda.
The announcement drew a rebuke from the Kremlin on Tuesday. The company, which owns Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, said late on Monday that it will roll out the ban over the next few days in an escalation of its efforts to counter Russia’s covert influence operations. “After careful consideration, we expanded our ongoing enforcement against Russian state media outlets: Rossiya Segodnya, RT and other related entities are now banned from our apps globally for foreign interference activity,” Meta said in a prepared statement.
