NPR: Sputnik https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126947705 Sputnik en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 21:20:11 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Sputnik https://www.npr.org/tags/126947705/sputnik Tech's crackdown on Russian propaganda is a geopolitical high-wire act Facebook, Google, Apple and Microsoft are taking steps to curb Russian propaganda, but they don't want to be kicked out of the country and limit Russians' access to their platforms. Tue, 01 Mar 2022 19:13:34 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2022/03/01/1083824030/techs-crackdown-on-russian-propaganda-is-a-geopolitical-high-wire-act https://www.npr.org/2022/03/01/1083824030/techs-crackdown-on-russian-propaganda-is-a-geopolitical-high-wire-act

Facebook, Google, Apple and Microsoft are taking steps to curb Russian propaganda, but they don't want to be kicked out of the country and limit Russians' access to their platforms.

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]]> Shannon Bond Facebook and TikTok block Russian state media in Europe Kremlin-backed news outlets RT and Sputnik have become flashpoints for social media companies that are under pressure to curb the spread of Russian propaganda and disinformation. Mon, 28 Feb 2022 19:48:38 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2022/02/28/1083633239/facebook-and-tiktok-block-russian-state-media-in-europe https://www.npr.org/2022/02/28/1083633239/facebook-and-tiktok-block-russian-state-media-in-europe Kremlin-backed news outlets RT and Sputnik have become flashpoints for social media companies that are under pressure to curb the spread of Russian propaganda and disinformation.

]]> Shannon Bond Russia's Sputnik Vaccine Is Reported To Be 92% Effective Against COVID-19 The findings stand to add legitimacy to the Sputnik vaccine, which was met with skepticism last August when the Russian government touted its move to formally register the world's first vaccine. Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:30:05 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/02/02/963166648/russias-sputnik-vaccine-is-reported-to-be-92-effective-against-covid-19 https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/02/02/963166648/russias-sputnik-vaccine-is-reported-to-be-92-effective-against-covid-19 The Lancet medical journal. Here, a patient gets a shot of the Russian vaccine at Sochi's City Hospital No 4.'/>

The findings stand to add legitimacy to the Sputnik vaccine, which was met with skepticism last August when the Russian government touted its move to formally register the world's first vaccine.

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]]> Bill Chappell Argentina Takes A Shot With Russia's Sputnik Vaccine The nation has been hard hit by the pandemic. The president vowed to start a vaccination campaign by the end of 2020. That did happen — but not exactly as they'd hoped. Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:12:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/01/15/957301807/argentina-takes-a-shot-with-russias-sputnik-vaccine https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/01/15/957301807/argentina-takes-a-shot-with-russias-sputnik-vaccine

The nation has been hard hit by the pandemic. The president vowed to start a vaccination campaign by the end of 2020. That did happen — but not exactly as they'd hoped.

]]> Jason Beaubien Twitter Bans Ads From Russian State Media, Citing Election Interference Efforts The microblog service announced the move "effective immediately" ahead of a congressional hearing about Russia's use of social media in its influence campaign. Thu, 26 Oct 2017 11:50:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2017/10/26/560199026/twitter-ends-russian-state-media-advertisements-citing-2016-interference-efforts https://www.npr.org/2017/10/26/560199026/twitter-ends-russian-state-media-advertisements-citing-2016-interference-efforts

The microblog service announced the move "effective immediately" ahead of a congressional hearing about Russia's use of social media in its influence campaign.

]]> Miles Parks Obama: We Will Move Forward Together Or Not At All Obama will urge his fellow policymakers to get past petty politics to secure the nation's future. The Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:41:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2011/01/25/133223022/obama-we-will-move-forward-together-or-not-at-all https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2011/01/25/133223022/obama-we-will-move-forward-together-or-not-at-all Obama will urge his fellow policymakers to get past petty politics to secure the nation's future. The

]]> Frank James Daniel Schorr - <em>Seriously</em> Newsy Daniel Schorr has some stories to tell... enjoy them! Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:57:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/talk/2007/12/daniel_schorr_seriously_newsy.html https://www.npr.org/sections/talk/2007/12/daniel_schorr_seriously_newsy.html Daniel Schorr has some stories to tell... enjoy them!

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