Page 20 - Microsoft Start News Today

Kremlin-backed news outlets RT and Sputnik have become flashpoints for social media companies that are under pressure to curb the spread of Russian propaganda and disinformation.

When social media platforms become battlefields, Big Tech can no longer afford to spectate. It also can't ignore direct calls to action from Ukraine, the United States, and the European Union. But picking a side comes with costs.

Kremlin-backed news outlets RT and Sputnik have become flashpoints for social media companies that are under pressure to curb the spread of Russian propaganda and disinformation.

Microsoft, Google, Meta, and Twitter have implemented measures to help dampen the impact of Russia's cyber attacks on Ukraine

Microsoft said Monday it had helped Ukraine defend against a likely Russian cyberattack immediately preceding Russia's invasion of the country.

Moscows "special operation" in Ukraine seeking to demilitarise and denazify the country prompted Western governments to unleash a campaign to censor Russian... 01.03.2022, Sputnik International

While Microsoft is working with Ukraine to help counter cyber attacks, the company is at the same time stopping short of detailing any changes to its business operations it conducts in Russia.

Kremlin-backed news outlets RT and Sputnik have become flashpoints for social media companies that are under pressure to curb the spread of Russian propaganda and disinformation.

SEATTLE — Microsoft is working with Ukraine to counter cyberattacks, but the company is stopping short of detailing any changes to its business operations in Russia.

Russia has unleashed attacks on Ukraine after months of massing troops near its borders. The military action, ordered by Russian President Vladimir Pu