Russian officials accuse Meta of 'overt censorship' after global Instagram and Facebook ban

Russian officials accuse Meta of 'overt censorship' after global Instagram and Facebook ban

Meta banned Russian state media from its apps this week over claims the state-owned media networks were running covert foreign interference operations.

Russian Officials Accuse Meta Of 'overt Censorship' After Global Instagram And Facebook Ban - Great Yorkshire Radio

RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other state media accounts were blocked around the world over claims they carried out covert operations to influence social media users. The Russian Embassy in the UK has now told Sky News the ban “casts doubt on the so-called democratic principles and values that the West claims to uphold”, adding that “Russia maintains a steadfast policy of non-interference in the internal matters of other nations”. “We would like to r…