Internet becomes battleground in Russia's Ukraine invasion

Google said late Saturday it is pausing monetization of Russian state-funded media across its platforms, hours after its subsidiary YouTube announced a similar measure, citing “extraordinary circumstances in Ukraine.”

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A YouTube spokesperson noted it will also be “significantly limiting recommendations to these channels.”

Facebook parent Meta on Friday said it would also prohibit Russian state media “from running ads or monetizing on our platform anywhere in the world,” per a tweet from its head of security policy, Nathaniel Gleicher.

Twitter also said Friday it would temporarily pause advertisements in Ukraine and Russia “to ensure critical public safety information is elevated and ads don’t detract from it.”

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