EU's Breton wants Google, YouTube to ban war propaganda accounts


European Commissioner in Charge of Internal Market Thierry Breton speaks during a news conference on the European Standardisation Strategy in Brussels, Belgium, 02 February 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Alphabet Inc and its YouTube unit should ban users pushing war propaganda as part of measures to stop disinformation after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, EU industry chief Thierry Breton told the chief executives of the companies on Sunday.

Alphabet's Google on Saturday barred Russia's state-owned media outlet RT and other channels from receiving money for ads on their websites, apps and YouTube videos, similar to a move by Facebook after the invasion of Ukraine.

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