<p>Facebook on Friday restricted Russian state media's ability to earn money on the social media platform as Moscow's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine reached the streets of Kyiv.</p>.<p>"We are now prohibiting Russian state media from running ads or monetising on our platform anywhere in the world," Nathaniel Gleicher, the social media giant's security policy head, said on Twitter.</p>.<p>He added that Facebook would "continue to apply labels to additional Russian state media."</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/russia-to-limit-facebook-access-in-response-to-media-censorship-1085196.html">Russia to limit Facebook access in response to media 'censorship'</a></strong></p>.<p>Facebook's parent company Meta said earlier Friday that Russia would hit its services with restrictions after it refused authorities' order to stop using fact-checkers and content warning labels on its platforms.</p>.<p>Social media networks have become one of the fronts in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, home to sometimes misleading information but also real-time monitoring of a quickly developing conflict that marks Europe's biggest geopolitical crisis in decades.</p>.<p>"Yesterday, Russian authorities ordered us to stop the independent fact-checking and labelling of content posted on Facebook by four Russian state-owned media organisations," Meta's Nick Clegg said in a statement. "We refused."</p>.<p>His statement came hours after Russia's media regulator said it was limiting access to Facebook, accusing the US tech giant of censorship and violating the rights of Russian citizens.</p>.<p>On Wednesday, Facebook also released a feature in Ukraine that allows people to lock their profiles for increased security, using a tool the company also deployed after Afghanistan fell to the Taliban last year.</p>.<p>Gleicher said Facebook had set up a Special Operations Center to monitor the situation in Ukraine "in response to the unfolding military conflict."</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>
<p>Facebook on Friday restricted Russian state media's ability to earn money on the social media platform as Moscow's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine reached the streets of Kyiv.</p>.<p>"We are now prohibiting Russian state media from running ads or monetising on our platform anywhere in the world," Nathaniel Gleicher, the social media giant's security policy head, said on Twitter.</p>.<p>He added that Facebook would "continue to apply labels to additional Russian state media."</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/russia-to-limit-facebook-access-in-response-to-media-censorship-1085196.html">Russia to limit Facebook access in response to media 'censorship'</a></strong></p>.<p>Facebook's parent company Meta said earlier Friday that Russia would hit its services with restrictions after it refused authorities' order to stop using fact-checkers and content warning labels on its platforms.</p>.<p>Social media networks have become one of the fronts in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, home to sometimes misleading information but also real-time monitoring of a quickly developing conflict that marks Europe's biggest geopolitical crisis in decades.</p>.<p>"Yesterday, Russian authorities ordered us to stop the independent fact-checking and labelling of content posted on Facebook by four Russian state-owned media organisations," Meta's Nick Clegg said in a statement. "We refused."</p>.<p>His statement came hours after Russia's media regulator said it was limiting access to Facebook, accusing the US tech giant of censorship and violating the rights of Russian citizens.</p>.<p>On Wednesday, Facebook also released a feature in Ukraine that allows people to lock their profiles for increased security, using a tool the company also deployed after Afghanistan fell to the Taliban last year.</p>.<p>Gleicher said Facebook had set up a Special Operations Center to monitor the situation in Ukraine "in response to the unfolding military conflict."</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>