Hiroshi Mikitani, the founder and chief executive of Rakuten Group (4755.T), on Saturday touted the ability of his company's Viber messaging platform to counter Russian propaganda.
"Unlike other social media, we've made it crystal clear we're going to block all these fake news and propaganda of Russia," Mikitani told Reuters in a Zoom interview during a visit to Kyiv.part of a group
"We met almost all ministers and they are building a future strategy... they have a macro-economic growth strategy, and I am very encouraged and impressed," he said. Mikitani did not elaborate on what was requested or by whom, but said that Viber has never given any information to any government.
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