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Facebook battles Russian social media outlet over legality of 'state-controlled' tag

By Mike Swift ( October 8, 2020, 22:54 GMT | Insight) -- Facebook, in the midst of efforts to limit the spread of fake news in advance of the US 2020 elections, urged a California federal judge to dismiss libel and trademark litigation filed by a Russian company that has been labeled “Russia state-controlled media” on Facebook’s services.Facebook, in the midst of efforts to limit the spread of fake news in advance of the US 2020 elections, urged a California federal judge today to dismiss libel and trademark litigation filed by a Russian company that has been labeled “Russia state-controlled media” on Facebook’s services....

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