Neowin News Feed for: Rt

Apple pulls products from the Russian market due to the war in Ukraine

Paul Hill — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 07:08:01 +0000

Apple has stopped selling its products in Russia over the aggression the country has shown to its neighbour, Ukraine. RT News and Sputnik News have also been removed from the App Store. Read more...

Google joins Microsoft in restricting access to RT and Sputnik

Usama Jawad — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 05:28:01 +0000

Google has announced a series of steps to stop the spread of disinformation by state-sponsored Russian media outlets on its platforms. Its services continue to remain available in Russia. Read more...

Microsoft is banning state-sponsored Russian content from its platforms

Usama Jawad — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 10:10:02 +0000

Microsoft has announced a series of steps that it is taking to aid Ukrainian authorities and civilians. It has also detailed how it is dismantling Russian state-sponsored propaganda on its platforms. Read more...

YouTube de-monetises some Russian channels over Ukraine invasion

Paul Hill — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 08:12:01 +0000

YouTube has de-monetised several Russian YouTube channels, including RT, over their coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It's also limiting its recommendations to these channels' videos. Read more...

Google to de-rank RT and Sputnik news outlets

Paul Hill — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 16:20:01 +0000

Google News will alter its algorithms in order to de-rank RT and Sputnik, according to Eric Schmidt. The company will not completely block the news sources but the move will limit traffic. Read more...

Google: RT did not manipulate YouTube during elections

Paul Hill — Tue, 31 Oct 2017 14:46:01 +0000

Google has offered RT some reprieve. In a report, following Twitter's canceling ads with the news outlet last week, Google says there's no evidence RT manipulated its video sharing website YouTube. Read more...

ModernMix 1.21

Razvan Serea — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 09:44:01 +0000

ModernMix gives users the capability to run Windows 8 Modern (Metro) apps in resizable windows on the desktop. Read more...

Twitter revamps 'quote tweet' feature; lets you comment in context

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 07:44:01 +0000

Twitter has finally stepped up and officially re-launched the quote tweet feature, which until now was mainly restricted to some mobile apps. Users can now RT and comment in context. Read more...

Microsoft is still committed to supporting Windows RT

Usama Jawad — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 07:54:01 +0000

Even though ARM devices with Windows RT are no longer being built, a Microsoft spokesperson reiterates that the company is still committed to support the OS with updates in the future. Read more...

R.I.P. RT? Twitter toys with killing retweets in favour of 'Shares'

Andy Weir — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 04:20:18 +0000

Numerous Twitter users have, in recent days, reported that their retweet buttons have been replaced with the option to 'Share' tweets instead - could the days of the RT be numbered? Read more...

Russian news site RT.com hacked to replace 'Russian' with 'Nazi'

Jett Goldsmith — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 06:23:47 +0000

Popular Russian news site RT.com has been hacked following the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, with instances of "Russian" replaced with "Nazi" on all articles and headlines. Read more...