Facebook Removes Video of Briton Captured by Russia Following Request From UK Minister

Facebook Removes Video of Briton Captured by Russia Following Request From UK Minister
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Facebook has removed “Russian misinformation” video of a British-Ukrainian soldier being questioned in handcuffs after the social media platform was approached by a British minister, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said.

YouTube has taken down a video of Aiden Aslin—a 28-year-old British-born Ukrainian armed forces soldier captured by the Russians in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol—on Friday, but Aslin’s family said on Monday that Facebook had ignored the requests to take down the videos of Aslin and his fellow British captive, 48-year-old Shaun Pinner.