Meta bans Russian from advertising on Facebook and more

Meta announced that it would ban Russian state media from advertising or making money on all of its platforms during the conflict with Ukraine .

According to Facebook’s head of security policy Nathaniel Gleicher (via Reuters), Russian state media cannot advertise or make money on Facebook’s platform anywhere in the world and will also label Russian state media. The changes have already begun and will continue through the weekend.

Boldtechinfo learnt that since the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Facebook has announced measures to stop the spread of misinformation, flagging content posted by users during the conflict .

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Additionally, for users in conflict zones, Facebook offers the ability to lock profiles for additional privacy and security.

At present, the international business of Russia’s five largest banks is restricted, and Apple Pay is temporarily unavailable; Twitter has also suspended all advertising in Russia and Ukraine to ensure that advertisers’ promotional posts will not weaken the public information published through the platform. Effectiveness of Safety Information.

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