Clegg also didn’t say when these restrictions would start.
RT’s Facebook page has 7.4 million followers and Sputnik’s Facebook page has 1.4 million followers.
The media outlets are also on Facebook-owned Instagram, a photo and video service.
RT has 839,000 followers on Instagram and Sputnik has 116,000 followers.
“It’ll take time for our systems to fully ramp up.
Our teams continue to monitor the situation around the clock to take swift action.”
TheEUis an economic and political union of 27 countries, including France, Germany and Spain.
RT and Sputnik are on other social media sites, including Twitter and TikTok.
The rare move by Meta also raises questions about whether Russia will further restrict access to Facebook andInstagram.
“The Russian Government is already throttling our platform to prevent these activities.
Facebook and YouTube have also beenbarring adsfrom Russia state media.
Twitter also said last week that it’s temporarily pausing ads in Ukraine and Russia.
CNET’s Carrie Mihalcik contributed to this report.
