The Verge
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
We’ve been proactively monitoring for emerging narratives that are violative of our policies, and, in this instance, we took enforcement action on a number of accounts in error,” Busby said. It is unclear how exactly the suspended accounts were thought to have breached the policy.
TechSpot
MAY 23, 2022
The Guardian reports that YouTube has removed thousands of pro-Kremlin and Russian state media channels for violating its guidelines relating to the Ukraine conflict. The content goes against the company's major violent events policy, which applies to the denial of events such as the Holocaust and Sandy Hook.
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TechSpot
JANUARY 29, 2023
The malware ware was written using a cross-platform language called Golang, better known as Go, and uses an Active Directory (AD) Group Policy attack vector. The researchers identified the SwiftSlicer malware deployed during a cyberattack targeting Ukrainian technology outlets.
The Verge
MARCH 30, 2022
The Roskomnadzor alleges YouTube “promotes the distribution of false content” about what it calls the country’s “special military operation” in Ukraine, and it accuses the platform of “discrediting” the Russian army. YouTube has already taken a number of actions against Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
On February 24, Russia launched an invasion of neighboring Ukraine after months of a military build-up on its borders. News outlets in Ukraine are also reporting outages caused by cyberattacks, which the Ukrainian government says it has “unambiguously linked” to Moscow. Its payments processor, Paddle , is based in the U.K.,
TechSpot
MARCH 11, 2022
Reuters reports that Meta sent internal emails to Facebook and Instagram content moderators confirming a change in its hate speech policy. "As As a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine we have temporarily made allowances for forms of political expression that would normally violate our rules like violent speech such.
The Verge
FEBRUARY 26, 2022
Facebook is blocking state-run Russian media outlets from advertising and monetizing content on the platform amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine (via Reuters ). We are closely monitoring the situation in Ukraine and will keep sharing steps we’re taking to protect people on our platform,” Gleicher added.
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