Facebook bans Russian state media from running ads

A family sit in a metro subway in the capital of Kyiv, using it as a bomb shelter. Many residents hurried underground for safety. Pic/AP

Facebook has banned Russian state media from running ads and monetising the platform over the Russian military operation in Ukraine, said Nathaniel Gleicher, the head of the social network's security policy, on Saturday. "We are now prohibiting Russian state media from running ads or monetising on our platform anywhere in the world. We also continue to apply labels to additional Russian state media. These changes have already begun rolling out and will continue into the weekend," Gleicher said in a tweet. The security policy said that the company is closely monitoring the situation in Ukraine and will keep sharing steps they are taking to protect people on their platform.

The ICC is monitoring Russia's invasion

The International Criminal Court's prosecutor has put combatants and their commanders on notice that he is monitoring Russia's invasion of Ukraine and has jurisdiction to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Internet in Ukraine disrupted

Internet connectivity in Ukraine has been badly affected by the Russian invasion, particularly in the parts of the country where fighting has been heaviest, internet blockage observatory NetBlocks said on Saturday.

This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever