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Leave SuspensionRussian state broadcasters, including Rossiya Segodnya — the organization that oversees both RT (formerly Russia Today) and Sputnik are still part of Facebook's advertising revenue program, new research showed.
Sanctions against the Russian media. Russia in 2021 demanded that 13 firms, mostly U.S. technology companies such as Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google, Meta Platforms' (META.O) Facebook, Apple (AAPL.O) and Twitter become officially represented on Russian soil by the end of the year or face restrictions on advertising, data collection or money transfers. Moscow's subsequent invasion of Ukraine intensified Russia's disputes with Big Tech, ultimately leading to Twitter, Facebook and others being banned from the market. Google, Meta, Tiktok's debts removed from Russian state bailiffs' database.
| June 20, 2025 | Sanctioned Russian media still partnered with Facebook |
| February 27, 2025 | Peskov named the conditions for unblocking banned Facebook and Instagram |
| September 18, 2024 | Meta announced a global blocking of Russian media |
| January 04, 2024 | Google, Meta, Tiktok's debts removed from Russian state bailiffs' database |
| January 03, 2024 | Russian bailiffs remove Google, Meta, and TikTok debts — but X remains |
| November 26, 2023 | Russia puts Meta spokesperson on wanted list |
| August 07, 2023 | "Yandex" has launched a call finder in WhatsApp and Viber |