Twitter will label, reduce visibility of tweets linking to Russian state media


FILE PHOTO A 3D-printed Twitter logo displayed in front of Russian flag is seen in this illustration picture  October 27 2017. REUTERSDado RuvicIllustration

FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed Twitter logo displayed in front of Russian flag is seen in this illustration picture, October 27, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/

(Reuters) - Twitter is adding labels and reducing the visibility for tweets containing content from Russian state-affiliated media websites like RT and Sputnik, the social media company said on Monday.

It said that since Russia invaded Ukraine on Thursday, it had seen more than 45,000 tweets a day from people sharing these links. Twitter said this meant the majority of content from state-affiliated media was coming from individuals sharing the material rather than the state-affiliated media accounts it already labels.

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