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Facebook blocks Russian ‘news’ media RT until after Trump inauguration

Jan19
by on January 19, 2017 at 1:57 pm
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Facebook has limited the posting privileges of RT News on its platform after the Russian media ran an allegedly pirated stream of Barack Obama’s last press conference on Wednesday, January 18. The ban is reportedly scheduled to be lifted at 2:35 ET on Saturday, January 21, which is a day after Donald Trump’s inauguration. According to Gizmodo, the Kremlin-funded news outlet has been banned from posting any articles, photos and videos on Facebook, but can still has the ability to post text directly to the platform. “We were blocked while livestreaming Obama’s final press-conference. Such things happen because (for ex.) some other…

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a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

Facebook blocks Russian ‘news’ media RT until after Trump inauguration

Jan19
by on January 19, 2017 at 1:57 pm
Posted In: Around the Web


Facebook has limited the posting privileges of RT News on its platform after the Russian media ran an allegedly pirated stream of Barack Obama’s last press conference on Wednesday, January 18. The ban is reportedly scheduled to be lifted at 2:35 ET on Saturday, January 21, which is a day after Donald Trump’s inauguration. According to Gizmodo, the Kremlin-funded news outlet has been banned from posting any articles, photos and videos on Facebook, but can still has the ability to post text directly to the platform. “We were blocked while livestreaming Obama’s final press-conference. Such things happen because (for ex.) some other…

This story continues at The Next Web

Or just read more coverage about: Facebook

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