Facebook has stopped recommending Russian state media globally (Mar 1, 2022, 12:31pm EST).
In a call with reporters on Tuesday, Meta executives said Russian media affiliated with the government had been demoted in the main Facebook Feed, and that it was no longer being recommended algorithmically anywhere on the social network. (...)
The moves come after the Russian government last week started throttling internet access to Facebook and Instagram in the country because Meta refused to stop labeling and fact-checking state-owned media. (...) On the call with reporters, Meta’s president of global affairs, Nick Clegg, said that Russia’s move to throttle its service through local internet service providers had particularly hampered the playback of videos on Facebook and Instagram.
A sharp escalation after Russia started throttling Facebook access.
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