Twitter Bans Ads From Russian News Outlets RT And Sputnik


The Guardian: Twitter bans ads from Russia Today and Sputnik over election interference

Company announced decision following US intelligence community’s conclusion that RT and Sputnik attempted to interfere with the US election

Twitter has announced that it will stop taking advertising from all accounts owned by Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik, effective immediately as US lawmakers continue to investigate the impact of foreign-sponsored fake news on the 2016 election.

In a blogpost on Thursday the company said it had taken the decision following its own investigations and the US intelligence community’s conclusion that both RT and Sputnik attempted to interfere with the election on behalf of the Russian government.

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