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The ban on advertising from Russia Today(RT) and Sputnik, and all linked accounts, was effective immediately,US authorities say both act as,platform for Kremlin messaging,The social media giant will donate an estimated $1.9m £1.4m , made from the outlets into research on Twitter's use in civic engagement and elections,Twitter promises more ad transparencyTwitter said the decision was based on the retrospective work we've been doing around the 2016 US election and the US intelligence community's conclusion that both RT and Sputnik attempted to interferewith the election on behalf of the Russian government,The statement, published on the social media platform's blog, continued: We did not come to this decision lightly, and are taking this step now as part of our ongoingcommitment to help protect the integrity ofthe user experience on Twitter,The decision has provoked an angry response in Russia, with the country's foreign ministry accusing Twitter of bowing to pressure from the US intelligence services, saying the move was another aggressive step aimed at blocking Russian media in the US,It added retaliatory measures would follow, according to RIA Novosti news agency in Russian.
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