Google drops Russian state media from its news features

A woman holds a sign reading ‘Peace in Ukraine’ with an image of Russian President Vladimir Putin with a moustache and hairstyle resembling Adolf Hitler, as she attends a protest following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (REUTERS) — A woman holds a sign reading ‘Peace in Ukraine’ with an image of Russian President Vladimir Putin with a moustache and hairstyle resembling Adolf Hitler, as she attends a protest following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (REUTERS)

1 min read . Updated: 02 Mar 2022, 06:03 AM IST Reuters

Russia's invasion of Ukraine: Google removed Russian state-funded publishers from its news-related features, including the Google News search tool

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Alphabet Inc's Google confirmed on Tuesday that it had removed Russian state-funded publishers such as RT from its news-related features, including the Google News search tool, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and various sanctions against Russia.

Kent Walker, Google's president of global affairs, said earlier Tuesday in a blog post that "in this extraordinary crisis we are taking extraordinary measures to stop the spread of misinformation and disrupt disinformation campaigns online."

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