Google halts monetization of Russian state media across its platforms

Feb 27 (Hindustan Times)- Google on Saturday became the latest US tech giant to prevent Russian state media from earning money on its platforms in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.  

“In response to the war in Ukraine, we are pausing Google monetization of Russian state-funded media across our platforms,” a Google spokesperson said in a statement, Saturday.  

The move was revealed hours after YouTube announced it would block certain Russian media channels from monetizing their videos, among other restrictions.   

On Friday, Facebook also said it was banning Russian state media from running ads and monetizing through its platform.   Nations around the globe issued broad sanctions against Russian businesses, banks and officials after Moscow invaded Ukraine on Thursday.  

In February, Germany banned RT, which prompted Russia to close the Moscow bureau of German media outlet Deutsche Welle.  

 RT, created in 2005 under the name “Russia Today,” is regularly accused by Western authorities of contributing to disinformation.  
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