Tag: Media suppression

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Facebook on ‘dangerous path,’ International Federation of Journalists head warns as platform cracks down on RT-affiliated Redfish

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Censorship of political views by a private company like Facebook can undermine media freedom, the head of the International Federation of Journalists warned after the page of RT’s digital content project, Redfish, was deleted. … Read More >Facebook on ‘dangerous path,’ International Federation of Journalists head warns as platform cracks down on RT-affiliated Redfish

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Facebook bans RT’s digital content project Redfish after posts marking end of Mussolini’s dictatorship and Holocaust Memorial Day

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RT’s Redfish, an award-winning Berlin-based digital content project, has had its Facebook page of over 830,000 followers deleted over posts commemorating the Holocaust and the defeat of Italian fascism. … Read More >Facebook bans RT’s digital content project Redfish after posts marking end of Mussolini’s dictatorship and Holocaust Memorial Day

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YouTube blocks videos & hands strikes to RT’s English & German channels over alleged Covid-19 disinformation

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RT’s English YouTube channel was issued a strike by the service over alleged Covid-19 disinformation, temporarily restricting its ability to launch live broadcasts. RT in Germany faced similar sanctions. … Read More >YouTube blocks videos & hands strikes to RT’s English & German channels over alleged Covid-19 disinformation

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Police must avoid cracking heads because of scrutiny from RT, top Scottish law official says in explosive new report on brutality

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Russia’s meddling media is standing in the way of protesters getting truncheoned and tasered by officers, a new report from Scotland’s police watchdog has said, warning that RT routinely reports on heavy handed crowd control. … Read More >Police must avoid cracking heads because of scrutiny from RT, top Scottish law official says in explosive new report on brutality

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RT film-maker Krasovsky calls on Russian media regulator to take action over YouTube censorship, wants US tech giant investigated

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Journalist Anton Krasovsky says his documentary ‘Epidemic’ is being shadowbanned by YouTube. Failing to coax any sort of solution out of the platform, he is now turning to the head of Roscomnadzor, the Russian media regulator. … Read More >RT film-maker Krasovsky calls on Russian media regulator to take action over YouTube censorship, wants US tech giant investigated

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President Zelensky must BAN main opposition party, Western Ukrainian politicians insist branding political bloc ‘internal enemy’

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Ukraine’s largest and, according to recent polls, most popular opposition party could be prohibited under proposals put forward by a major city council, just weeks after opposition-owned TV channels were banned from the airwaves. … Read More >President Zelensky must BAN main opposition party, Western Ukrainian politicians insist branding political bloc ‘internal enemy’

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OPCW chief must ‘find the courage to address’ Douma coverup allegations, says group including 5 senior ex-officials of watchdog

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The scandal surrounding alleged manipulation of scientific data in the chemical weapons watchdog the OPCW, ignored by both the organization and the mainstream media, is only getting worse with time, a pro-whistleblower group said. … Read More >OPCW chief must ‘find the courage to address’ Douma coverup allegations, says group including 5 senior ex-officials of watchdog

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EU court challenge mounted by Poland & Hungary over budget law amid bloc’s probe into alleged media crackdowns

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Hungary and Poland have filed complaints with the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over a new EU regulation allowing the 27-state bloc to withhold funding from member countries deemed to be bending the rule of law. … Read More >EU court challenge mounted by Poland & Hungary over budget law amid bloc’s probe into alleged media crackdowns

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CrossTalk Bullhorns, QUARANTINE EDITION: Backing democracy?

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The Biden administration is still young, but its foreign policy – particularly in the Middle East – is an echo of past failures. And this administration does not have a learning curve. And does Washington really support democracy in the world in any case? Ukraine’s crackdown on independent media should give us all pause. … Read More >CrossTalk Bullhorns, QUARANTINE EDITION: Backing democracy?