Meta slaps platforms-wide, global ban on RT, Russian state media

Facebook and Instagram's parent company Meta has slapped a worldwide ban on Moscow-based RT and other Russian state media networks across all platforms. Meta announced the decision Monday accusing the Russian media networks of using deceptive tactics for covert influence operations online. The ban marks a sharp escalation in actions by the world's biggest social media company against Russian state media after it spent years taking more limited steps such as blocking the outlets from running ads and reducing the reach of their posts. "After careful consideration, we expanded our...