The ban follows U.S. sanctions against the media outlet for alleged attempts to interfere in foreign elections.

Meta said it’s banning Russia state media organizations from its social media platforms, alleging that the outlets used deceptive tactics to amplify Moscow’s propaganda. The announcement drew a rebuke from the Kremlin on Tuesday.

Meta has banned RT and other Russian state media outlets on its platforms, which include Facebook and Instagram. "After careful consideration, we expanded our ongoing enforcement against Russian state media outlets,

Russia-based broadcasters and web sites such as RT, Rossiya Segodnya will no longer be available to users of Facebook and Instagram.

RT and other related entities are now banned from our apps globally for foreign interference activity,” Meta said

By Katie Paul NEW YORK (Reuters) -Facebook owner Meta said on Monday it was banning RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other Russian state media networks from its platforms, claiming the outlets had used deceptive tactics to carry out covert influence operations online.

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and Chairman of Meta, has just banned the Kremlin-controlled TV channel RT from all his Meta platforms worldwide. The decision comes amid recent revelations of Russian foreign interference,

Spread the loveIn a significant move to combat the spread of misinformation and propaganda amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has announced plans to ban the Russian state-controlled television network RT (formerly known as Russia Today) from its platforms.