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Meta bans Russia state media. The social media company alleges the Russian outlets used deceptive tactics to amplify Moscow’s propaganda. Meta owns Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram. It said in a statement late on Sept. 16 that it will roll out the ban over the next few days, in a fresh escalation of its efforts to counter Russia’s covert influence operations. Meta said it's expanding its “ongoing enforcement against Russian state media outlets: Rossiya Segodnya, RT, and other related entities, which are now banned from its apps globally for foreign interference activity.” The announcement drew a rebuke from the Kremlin on Tuesday.