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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Washington . Google on Saturday became the latest US tech giant to prevent Russian state media from earning money on its platforms in response to Moscow\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n

It follows similar moves by its YouTube subsidiary and Facebook. \u201cIn response to the war in Ukraine, we are pausing Google monetization of Russian state-funded media across our platforms,\u201d a Google spokesperson said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re actively monitoring new developments and will take further steps if necessary.<\/p>\n

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

\u201cIn light of extraordinary circumstances in Ukraine, we\u2019re taking a number of actions,\u201d a YouTube spokesperson said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur teams have started to pause the ability for certain channels to monetize on YouTube, including RT\u2019s YouTube channels globally,\u201d the spokesperson said, referring to the Russian state-funded news outlet.<\/p>\n

YouTube channels earn money through ads that appear when users watch their videos. On Friday, Facebook also said it was banning Russian state media from running ads and monetizing through its platform.<\/p>\n

Nations around the globe issued broad sanctions against Russian businesses, banks and officials after Moscow invaded Ukraine on Thursday. \u201cAs always, our teams are continuing to monitor closely for new developments, including evaluating what any new sanctions and export controls may mean for YouTube,\u201d the platform\u2019s spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

In addition to restricting monetization, YouTube added it would limit recommendations to the same channels and is \u201ccontinuing to actively surface authoritative news content\u201d in Russia- and Ukraine-related search results.<\/p>\n

Videos from RT and a number of other channels will also be \u201crestricted\u201d by YouTube, the company said. At the beginning of February, Germany banned RT, which prompted Russia to close the Moscow bureau of German media outlet Deutsche Welle.<\/p>\n

RT, created in 2005 under the name \u201cRussia Today,\u201d is regularly accused by Western authorities of contributing to disinformation. YouTube noted that over the past few days it has removed hundreds of channels, including some for \u201ccoordinated deceptive practices,\u201d the term the company uses for disinformation.<\/p>\n

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