I think we need to start really pushing our governments to not leave companies fighting the large authoritarian states on their own,” she said.
“If the United States and Europe are divided on the tech agenda front, then we’ll be divided on the values front. Meanwhile, YouTube, Meta’s Facebook and TikTok are blocking Russian media organizations, like RT and Sputnik, from using their platforms within the European Union.īut Polyakova said that tech giants shouldn’t be making these decisions without government help. Platforms including Facebook, Google and Twitter have all significantly reduced Russian-backed ads.