Twitter said that election meddling is not something it wants on the social network.
SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter Inc on Thursday accused Russian media outlets Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik of interfering in the 2016 US election and banned them from buying ads on its network, after criticism the social network had not done enough to deter international meddling.
RT and Sputnik condemned the decision, saying Twitter had encouraged ad spending with its sales tactics, while Russia's foreign ministry said the ban was due to US government pressure and that it planned to retaliate.
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