• Latest
  • Trending
Meta Squeezes Russian State-Controlled Media Platforms

Meta Squeezes Russian State-Controlled Media Platforms

March 1, 2022
Inaugural AfCFTA Conference on Women and Youth in Trade

Inaugural AfCFTA Conference on Women and Youth in Trade

September 6, 2022
Instagram fined €405m over children’s data privacy

Instagram fined €405m over children’s data privacy

September 6, 2022
8 Most Common Causes of a Data Breach

5.7bn data entries found exposed on Chinese VPN

August 18, 2022
Fibre optic interconnection linking Cameroon and Congo now operational

Fibre optic interconnection linking Cameroon and Congo now operational

July 15, 2022
Ericsson and MTN Rwandacell Discuss their Long-Term Partnership

Ericsson and MTN Rwandacell Discuss their Long-Term Partnership

July 15, 2022
Airtel Africa Purchases $42M Worth of Additional Spectrum

Airtel Africa Purchases $42M Worth of Additional Spectrum

July 15, 2022
Huawei steps up drive for Kenyan talent

Huawei steps up drive for Kenyan talent

July 15, 2022
TSMC predicts Q3 revenue boost thanks to increased iPhone 13 demand

TSMC predicts Q3 revenue boost thanks to increased iPhone 13 demand

July 15, 2022
Facebook to allow up to five profiles tied to one account

Facebook to allow up to five profiles tied to one account

July 15, 2022
Top 10 apps built and managed in Ghana

Top 10 apps built and managed in Ghana

July 15, 2022
MTN Group to Host the 2nd Edition of the MoMo API Hackathon

MTN Group to Host the 2nd Edition of the MoMo API Hackathon

July 15, 2022
KIOXIA Introduce JEDEC XFM Removable Storage with PCIe/NVMe Spec

KIOXIA Introduce JEDEC XFM Removable Storage with PCIe/NVMe Spec

July 15, 2022
  • Consumer Watch
  • Kids Page
  • Directory
  • Events
  • Reviews
Sunday, 5 February, 2023
  • Login
itechnewsonline.com
  • Home
  • Tech
  • Africa Tech
  • InfoSEC
  • Data Science
  • Data Storage
  • Business
  • Opinion
Subscription
Advertise
No Result
View All Result
itechnewsonline.com
No Result
View All Result

Meta Squeezes Russian State-Controlled Media Platforms

by ITECHNEWS
March 1, 2022
in Infosec, Leading Stories
0 0
0
Meta Squeezes Russian State-Controlled Media Platforms

Meta has restricted the presence of Russian state-controlled media on its platforms after warning of mounting disinformation attempts.

VP of global affairs, Nick Clegg, said yesterday that the firm had restricted access to several accounts in Ukraine at the request of its government.

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE

Inaugural AfCFTA Conference on Women and Youth in Trade

Instagram fined €405m over children’s data privacy

“We are also reviewing other government requests to restrict Russian state-controlled media. In the meantime, we will continue to label and fact check these outlets as well as prohibit ads and demonetize their accounts globally,” he added.

“The Ukrainians have also suggested that we remove access to Facebook and Instagram in Russia. However, people in Russia are using FB and IG to protest and organize against the war and as a source of independent information. The Russian government is already throttling our platform to prevent these activities. We believe turning off our services would silence important expression at a crucial time.”

The moves are part of a broader series of steps taken by the social media giant. It has formed a “special operations center” staffed by experts from across the company, including native Russian and Ukrainian speakers, enabling the firm to “respond to issues in real time.”

Meta said it’s also expanded its third-party fact-checking capacity in Russian and Ukrainian and has taken down a network of accounts that violated its policy on “coordinated unauthentic behavior.”

The account owners are said to have run websites posing as independent news entities and created fake personas across Meta sites and Twitter, YouTube, Telegram, and Russian social media sites Odnoklassniki and VK.

“We’ve also seen increased targeting of Ukrainian military and public figures by Ghostwriter, a threat actor that has been tracked for some time by the security community,” Meta continued.

“We encourage people in Ukraine and Russia to adopt stronger account security measures – like two-factor authentication – to protect their information in the midst of this invasion.”

Recently attributed to the Belarusian state, Ghostwriter has been a prolific disseminator of false anti-NATO narratives over recent years and was criticized by the EU for continued attempts to steal data and spread disinformation.

Source: Phil Muncaster UK / EMEA News Reporter, Infosecurity Magazine
Tags: Meta Squeezes Russian State-Controlled Media Platforms
ShareTweetShare
Plugin Install : Subscribe Push Notification need OneSignal plugin to be installed.

Search

No Result
View All Result

Recent News

Inaugural AfCFTA Conference on Women and Youth in Trade

Inaugural AfCFTA Conference on Women and Youth in Trade

September 6, 2022
Instagram fined €405m over children’s data privacy

Instagram fined €405m over children’s data privacy

September 6, 2022
8 Most Common Causes of a Data Breach

5.7bn data entries found exposed on Chinese VPN

August 18, 2022

About What We Do

itechnewsonline.com

We bring you the best Premium Tech News.

Recent News With Image

Inaugural AfCFTA Conference on Women and Youth in Trade

Inaugural AfCFTA Conference on Women and Youth in Trade

September 6, 2022
Instagram fined €405m over children’s data privacy

Instagram fined €405m over children’s data privacy

September 6, 2022

Recent News

  • Inaugural AfCFTA Conference on Women and Youth in Trade September 6, 2022
  • Instagram fined €405m over children’s data privacy September 6, 2022
  • 5.7bn data entries found exposed on Chinese VPN August 18, 2022
  • Fibre optic interconnection linking Cameroon and Congo now operational July 15, 2022
  • Home
  • InfoSec
  • Opinion
  • Africa Tech
  • Data Storage

© 2021-2022 iTechNewsOnline.Com - Powered by BackUPDataSystems

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Tech
  • Africa Tech
  • InfoSEC
  • Data Science
  • Data Storage
  • Business
  • Opinion

© 2021-2022 iTechNewsOnline.Com - Powered by BackUPDataSystems

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
Go to mobile version