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

BRUSSELS, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc and YouTube 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 two 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. read…