The company "Meta", which owns the social network "Facebook" , banned the Russian media RT and "Russia Segodnya" from their platforms, claiming that these media used deceptive tactics to carry out covert operations for online influence, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
The ban marks a sharp escalation of action by the world's largest social media company against Russian state media after years of taking more limited measures, such as blocking individual posts or reducing their reach.
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US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Friday that countries should treat the activities of Russian state media RT as they treat covert intelligence operations.
An agency linked to the Russian government conducted a disinformation campaign in Germany, which aimed to intimidate German voters and support the far-right party "Alternative for Germany", reported France Press, quoted by BTA, citing referred to several German media.
The agency, known as the "Social Digital Agency", has been spreading false information 24 hours a day on social media for at least two years in close cooperation with the Kremlin, according to German daily Süddeutsche Zeitung. and the German public television and radio channels GDR and GDR. With the help of other international partners, these media have examined internal Agency presentations, tables, lists, graphs and written documents provided by an anonymous source. The purpose of this Agency, which spreads pro-Russian comments, memes and cartoons on "Facebook", "X", "Telegram" and "Instagram" was discrediting the center-left coalition of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
According to a leaked document from this Agency, dating from late 2022, one of the stated targets was also the far-right party "Alternative for Germany" achieve a score of 20% in a survey published by a reputable institute whose results are published across Europe.