Roku is removing RT from the Roku Channel Store in Europe - source


A video sign displays the logo for Roku Inc a Fox-backed video streaming firm in Times Square after the companys IPO at the Nasdaq Market in New York U.S. September 28 2017. REUTERSBrendan McDermidFiles

A video sign displays the logo for Roku Inc, a Fox-backed video streaming firm, in Times Square after the company's IPO at the Nasdaq Market in New York, U.S., September 28, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Files

(Reuters) - Streaming media company Roku is removing the app for Russian state television network Russia Today from its Roku Channel Store in Europe, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday.

Roku joins other technology companies that have taken steps to restrict access to Russian state media outlets.

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