The ban follows U.S. sanctions against the media outlet for alleged attempts to interfere in foreign elections.

Meta says it's banning Russian state media outlets from its platforms due to their foreign interference activities.

Meta said it’s banning Russia state media organizations from its social media platforms, alleging that the outlets used deceptive tactics to amplify Moscow’s propaganda. The announcement drew a rebuke from the Kremlin on Tuesday.

KEY TAKEAWAYS Meta Platforms reportedly is removing Russian TV channel RT from its apps, including Instagram and Facebook, citing "foreign interference activity" by the Kremlin-backed outlet.Meta said Russia is trying to deploy social media to influence public opinion,

Russia-based broadcasters and web sites such as RT, Rossiya Segodnya will no longer be available to users of Facebook and Instagram.

"And U.S. intelligence now believes, of course, that the Russian government has embedded an intelligence unit within RT. So it's functioning obviously now as much more than a media outlet."

By Katie Paul NEW YORK (Reuters) -Facebook owner Meta said on Monday it was banning RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other Russian state media networks from its platforms, claiming the outlets had used deceptive tactics to carry out covert influence operations online.

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and Chairman of Meta, has just banned the Kremlin-controlled TV channel RT from all his Meta platforms worldwide. The decision comes amid recent revelations of Russian foreign interference,

Spread the loveIn a significant move to combat the spread of misinformation and propaganda amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has announced plans to ban the Russian state-controlled television network RT (formerly known as Russia Today) from its platforms.