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TikTok, the short-video app popular for showing off new dance moves, is now performing a delicate balancing act itself to comply with varying requirements from Brussels, Moscow and Beijing over content related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, highlighting the challenges of operating a global platform in a divisive world.In the European Union, TikTok has joined Western social media platforms Facebook, Google and Twitter in blocking Russian state media to curb Russian misinformation campaigns.On…

United Australia party leader tells parliamentary committee Facebook enforcing its community standards on politcians’ posts is ‘foreign interference’ Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our free news app ; get our morning email briefing Meta has rejected a demand from United Australia party leader Craig Kelly to suspend its community standards enforcement and factchecking on politicians’ posts on Facebook during the upcoming federal election campaign. Kelly, who had his Facebook and Instagram accounts banned last year for allegedly breaching the company’s misinformation policy over posts promoting unproven Covid-19 treatments ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine, described the practice as “foreign interference”. Kelly has previously denied his social media posts contained “misinformation”, claiming they were backed up and their removal amounted to censorship. Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning Continue reading.

Youtube has joined Facebook and Instagram in banning RT News from being posted on its platform in Europe. People who try and access RT’s social media channels in Europe are being met with a blank …

Facebook owner Meta, Alphabet Inc''s Google, YouTube and TikTok have said they are blocking access to RT and Sputnik in the EU.

YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok are restricting state-owned Russian media channels ahead of a likely European Union ban.

Alphabet Inc''s Google and Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc are among internet companies facing possible punitive measures in Russia after failing to open local offices and take other measures required by a communications law.

Facebook’s parent company Meta has also announced that it will be taking steps to restrict access to Russia''s state-controlled media in Europe, which includes RT (formerly Russia Today) and Sputnik.

President Biden set his sights at the State of the Union on Russian oligarchs, COVID fraudsters, social media platforms and even defund-the-police efforts — populist targets in a broader speech about national and global unity. Why it matters : Biden''s anti-Russia, pro-Ukraine passages inspired the only real partisan unity in the chamber. "The U.S. Department of Justice is assembling a dedicated task force to go after the crimes of Russian oligarchs. We are joining with our European allies to find and seize your yachts, your luxury apartments, your private jets. We are coming for your ill-begotten gains." On Vladimir Putin, Biden ad-libbed: "He has no idea what’s coming." Twitter erupted when Biden accidentally said Putin would never gain the hearts and souls of the "Iranian" people, instead of Ukrainian. Biden''s other targets: He announced that the Justice Department will appoint a chief prosecutor to go after pandemic fraud. He bluntly distanced himself from the divisive defund-the-police movement : "We should all agree: The answer is not to defund the police.

Staff Reporter RUSSIA warned Kyiv residents to flee their homes on Tuesday and rained rockets down on Kharkiv, as Russian commanders who have failed to achieve a quick victory shifted their tactics to intensify the bombardment of Ukrainian cities, Reuters reported on Tuesday. Russian troops in Ukraine are attacking only military targets, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists, commenting on the news that the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague would launch a probe into possible war crimes in Ukraine. According to RT, a Russian state-controlled international television network, an ICC prosecutor said there was “a reasonable basis to believe that both alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity” had been committed in Ukraine. Accusations against Russia were filed with the ICC by Kiev. Western governments and internet giants including Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Twitter have moved to heavily censor Russian foreign-language media outlets over the conflict in Ukraine, blocking websites, shutting down social media pages, and taking radio and television broadcasts off air.

YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok are restricting state-owned Russian media channels ahead of a likely European Union ban, aiming to curtail propaganda during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.The EU announced a ban Sunday, which countries are expected to sign off on today after a formal proposal. In the meantime, YouTube owner Alphabet, Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc and TikTok owner ByteDance Ltd have already restricted access to accounts run by Sputnik and Russia Today in the EU.“We have…

Meta Platforms is globally demoting content from Russian state-controlled media outlets’ Facebook pages and Instagram accounts, as well as posts containing links to those outlets on Facebook, the company’s head of global affairs said on Tuesday, March 1. Tech and social media companies have faced pressure to respond to last Thursday’s invasion of Ukraine by Russia, which has led to economic sanctions against Moscow by governments around the world. Meta’s Nick Clegg told reporters during a conference call that the company had seen a “definitely discernable” degradation of its services in Russia since authorities there announced they would restrict Meta’s platforms. Video and other multimedia content had particularly been affected, Clegg said. Must Read Meta prohibits Russian state media from running ads, monetizing on platform Meta had been in “protracted discussions” with Russia’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor over its new law that requires some foreign internet companies to open offices in Russia, Clegg added.

President Joe Biden is delivering his first State of the Union address at 9 PM ET, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine dominates world news and democracy is increasingly fragile abroad and at home. Biden’s State of the Union is being televised and streamed widely across news networks. Additionally, the White House is broadcasting it on its official social media channels: YouTube: President Biden’s First State of the Union Twitter: @WhiteHouse or @POTUS Facebook: White House on Facebook Wednesday, Mar 2, 2022 · 1:59:46 AM +00:00 · Joan McCarter The House has been called to order. First Lady Jill Biden’s guests include Oksana Markarova, Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S., as well as Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, and Patrick Gelsinger, the CEO of Intel Corp. She will also sit with a community college student-parent, a military spouse, a middle school student, a nurse, a member of a Native American tribe and a labor union member, all of whom she met while traveling around the country in the past year.

Tradition prescribes that the first lady invites guests who help personify policies and positions that are important to the administration. Other guests…

Apple, Ford Lead Latest Round Of US Companies Cutting Russia Ties As another market day comes to an end in the US, another flurry of American companies have announced plans to cut ties with Russian business partners, or simply stop selling their products in the Russian Federation. These companies include Apple, Nike, Ford and others, all of whom have released statements on Tuesday. For starters, Apple has halted all product sales in Russia, while halting exports to Russia sales channels. It''s also pulling RT News and Sputnik News from App Stores outside of Russia, and is disabling traffic and live incidents in Apple Maps in Ukraine. Here''s the full Apple statement on Russia, where it announced plans to limit Apple Pay and other services, while taking other steps to protect Ukrainians and their interests. "We are deeply concerned about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and stand with all of the people who are suffering as a result of the violence. We are supporting humanitarian efforts, providing aid for the unfolding refugee crisis, and doing all we can to support our teams in the region.

Tech giant details range of responses to invasion as Facebook faces calls for ‘more aggressive action’ after curbs on Russian media Apple has said it will pause all product sales in Russia, heeding requests from Ukrainian officials to take action against the country in response to its invasion. “We are deeply concerned about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and stand with all of the people who are suffering as a result of the violence,” Apple said in a statement on Tuesday. Continue reading…