Google said it has stopped selling online advertising in Russia, even on YouTube and outside publishing partners. The move by Google follows similar bans in Russia by social media platforms such as Twitter and Snap. “Due to the extraordinary circumstances, we are pausing Google ads in Russia. The situation is evolving quickly, and we will continue to share updates when appropriate,” the company said in a statement.

Google earlier had banned Russian state-funded media from buying or selling ads via its technology. It also had invoked its sensitive events policy except for protest or anti-war ads. Russia’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor had asked Google to stop showing ads that has inaccurate information about casualties sustained by Russian forces and Ukrainian civilians.