Russia-Ukraine war news updates: Twitter to label tweets linked to Russian state media
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Russia-Ukraine war news updates: Twitter has confirmed that they will put warnings on tweets which share links to Russia’s state-affiliated media. Media outlets tied to the Kremlin have been accused of spreading misinformation on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Twitter will put warnings on tweets sharing links to Russian state-affiliated media, the platform said Monday, as Kremlin-tied outlets are accused of spreading misinformation about Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Pressure is on social media giants to squelch misleading or false information about the attack, which has drawn fierce international condemnation.
Kremlin-run media outlets RT and Sputnik have both faced accusations of using false narratives in an effort to argue in favor of war.
Twitter will put warnings on tweets sharing links to Russian state-affiliated media, the platform said Monday, as Kremlin-tied outlets are accused of spreading misinformation on Moscow's invasion of Ukraine https://t.co/6LduqubqRW
Twitter's head of site integrity, Yoel Roth, wrote that the platform has been seeing more than 45,000 tweets per day that are sharing links to state-affiliated media outlets.
This will be the first time in its 55-year history that the organisation will impose such a fee on its customers, signifying the rising cost of the ongoing war on US businesses.
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