Twitter is now labeling and lessening the visibility of tweets hyperlinked to Russian state-owned media

Micro-blogging platform Twitter will label and lessen the visibility of tweets hyperlinked to Russian state-owned media in an attempt to tamp down propaganda from the country.

CNN tech reporter Brian Fung posted an example of the label that would be added to tweets that are hyperlinked to certain sites like Russia Today and Sputnik.

Twitter users are able to bring articles to the attention of their followers, but the social media site can tweak its algorithm to lessen the spread of those tweets when it deems it necessary.