Google "highlighted" Ukrainian positions on the maps. In particular, the pictures showed the deployment of military systems of our military.
Points of attention
- Google displayed the location of Ukrainian military systems on its maps, which caused outrage and reaction from Ukraine.
- Ukraine appealed to the Google office with a request to correct the situation regarding the publication of military objects on the map.
- Meta blocked Russian propaganda media on its platforms due to allegations of interference in the election process.
- RT and other related media organizations will now be completely banned from Meta platforms, including Instagram and WhatsApp.
Google has "highlighted" the location of Ukrainian military systems on maps
Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Combating Disinformation (CCP) at the NSDC, announced this.
Google displays updated images on the maps showing the location of our military systems (I will not elaborate), he noted.
Ukraine turned to the Google office to rectify the situation.
As Kovalenko later reported, Google representatives contacted the Ukrainian side to resolve the problem with pictures of military systems placement.
Meta has blocked Russian propaganda media on its platforms
As noted, this decision is a significant strengthening of Meta's measures against Russian state media.
Previously, the restrictions only applied to blocking ads and reducing the reach of posts. RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other related organizations will now be completely banned from all Meta platforms, including Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads.
The ban came after the US charged two RT employees with money laundering and trying to influence the 2024 election.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken urged other countries to consider RT a tool of Russian intelligence operations. RT responded to the allegations, calling them an attempt to obstruct their journalistic activities.
