Twitter continues to take a stand against fake news. On Thursday, the site announced it banned ads from Russia Today and Sputnik.
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Twitter wrote in blog post The news agencies will still 鈥渞emain organic users鈥 as long as they follow Twitter鈥檚 rules.
Twitter also stated it would take the $1.9 million in advertising from Russia Today and use it to support 鈥渆xternal research into the use of Twitter in civic engagement and elections.
The Canadian Press
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