The information war starts simultaneously with the Russia-Ukraine war! According to comprehensive foreign media reports, Meta's social platform and Google's streaming video platform YouTube have banned Russian state media from advertising, and Twitter has even stopped all advertising buying rights in Ukraine and Russia.
According to foreign media reports, global technology giants have joined the ranks of boycotting Russia. Google's YouTube spokesperson said in a statement today that due to the special situation in Ukraine, some actions are being taken, "Our team has begun to suspend the channel for certain channels to monetize on YouTube, including Russia Today's YouTube channel around the world. .” Russia Today is a Russian state-sponsored news outlet.
A YouTube spokesperson emphasized, "Our team, as usual, continues to closely monitor new developments, including assessing what any new sanctions and export controls may mean for YouTube." In addition to restricting monetization, YouTube will also limit recommendations for these channels, and "continues to actively display credible news content in search results related to Russia and Ukraine."
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced on Friday that it would ban Russian state media from advertising or monetizing any of its platforms; in addition, in order to protect the safety and privacy of Ukrainian users, Facebook has also enabled Ukrainian users to "lock" individuals Profile feature, users in Ukraine can prevent strangers from viewing posts and downloading profile photos with just one click.
Twitter officials also said that they have suspended all advertising in Russia and Ukraine to ensure that they do not affect public safety messages on Twitter, and will also limit tweet recommendations (from futures) that appear in user feeds. Follow account) to reduce the spread of misleading and abusive content.
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