Morrison government asks Facebook, Twitter and Google to block Russian state media ‘disinformation’
by Daniel Hurst and Josh Butler from World news | The Guardian on (#5WPVK)
Communications minister writes to tech giants about content promoting violence, extremism and disinformation in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine'
The Australian government has asked Facebook, Twitter, Google and other digital platforms to block content generated by Russian state media to curb disinformation in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine".
Australia's communications minister, Paul Fletcher, wrote on Thursday to Meta, which runs Facebook and Instagram, and a range of other digital platforms, asking them to take action as a priority to suspend the dissemination on your platform[s] in Australia of content generated by Russian state media organisations".
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