Tag: Russian
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TikTok removes Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik, citing ‘covert influence operations’
TikTok said Monday it had removed accounts belonging to the Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik for engaging in what it called “covert influence operations.” The social video app said in a statement on its website that it removed accounts associated with TV-Novosti and Rossiya Segodnya, the parent organizations of the RT television network…
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Japan says Russian patrol aircraft violated its airspace
TOKYO — A Russian military patrol aircraft violated Japanese airspace near Hokkaido’s Rebun Island on three separate occasions on Monday, prompting Japan’s Self-Defense Force to dispatch aircraft in an emergency response and to fire flares. It is the first time Japan’s SDF aircraft has fired flares in “an anti-airspace violation action,” government spokesperson Yoshimasa Hayashi…
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Elon Musk shared Tenet content thought to be part of Russian plot
As Elon Musk increasingly weighed in on politics in the last several years, he used his massive following on his social media app X to repeatedly amplify content from a company that appears to be at the center of an alleged Russian covert operation to manipulate U.S. public opinion ahead of the 2024 election. Musk,…
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Ukraine drone attacks Russian ammo depot in Toropets, Tver
A Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian missile facility early Wednesday threw up towering fireballs visible from space and thundering detonations that triggered earthquake monitors. Even by the standards of this incendiary conflict, video showing the blasts north of Moscow made for remarkable footage. Officials on both sides said it was the result of a…
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Russian disinformation peddlers are targeting Harris-Walz campaign with fake videos, Microsoft says
Russian disinformation peddlers are producing videos targeting the Harris-Walz campaign with false and disparaging claims, Microsoft said Tuesday. At least three Russian disinformation actors have been working to denigrate the Harris-Walz campaign, Microsoft said. One is a “marketing” firm that the Justice Department indicted this month, while Microsoft identified the other two only by pseudonyms.…
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Meta bans RT days after U.S. accused Russian outlet of disinformation
Social media giant Meta announced Monday that it is banning Russian media outlet RT, days after the Biden administration accused RT of acting as an arm of Moscow’s spy agencies. “After careful consideration, we expanded our ongoing enforcement against Russian state media outlets. Rossiya Segodnya, RT and other related entities are now banned from our…