Analysis-How the Biden White House is fighting Russian disinformation


  • World
  • Saturday, 05 Mar 2022

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden hosts a virtual roundtable on securing critical minerals at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 22, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the United States and Western allies grapple with Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Biden administration is taking a unique approach to fighting a surge in Russian disinformation and propaganda.

Unlike its European allies, the White House is not directly pushing the giant U.S.-based tech and social media companies that control the flow of information to billions of people to take down disinformation or accounts that spread it, administration sources with direct knowledge of the matter say.

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