Tech big’s announcement comes days after Washington unveiled sanctions towards Moscow-backed shops.
Meta, the proprietor of Fb and Instagram, has introduced a ban on RT and different Russian state media, citing the shops’ alleged involvement in international interference operations.
“After cautious consideration, we expanded our ongoing enforcement towards Russian state media shops,” a Meta spokesperson mentioned in an announcement on Monday.
“Rossiya Segodnya, RT and different associated entities are actually banned from our apps globally for international interference exercise.”
Meta’s ban, which will likely be rolled out on Fb, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads, comes days after the administration of United States President Joe Biden introduced sanctions towards RT and different Moscow-controlled media.
The Biden administration additionally introduced the launch of a diplomatic effort to alert the worldwide group to what US officers have described as RT’s position as a “absolutely fledged member of the intelligence equipment.”
“Our strongest antidote to Russia’s lies is the reality,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken instructed reporters on Friday.
“It’s shining a vibrant mild on what the Kremlin is making an attempt to do below the quilt of darkness.”
The US Division of Justice (DOJ) earlier this month indicted two RT staff over an alleged scheme to secretly fund a Tennessee-based right-wing media firm with the intention to sow political divisions.
RT, which had 7.2 million Fb followers earlier than the announcement of the ban, didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark, however has beforehand mocked US actions focusing on it.
“We eat DOJ indictments for breakfast. With plenty of bitter cream, normally,” the Russian state-backed outlet mentioned in an announcement earlier this month.