This seems unusual. Other nations discussing the politics of yet other nations is par for the course, including with a nationalist spin from the originating cou

This seems unusual. Other nations discussing the politics of yet other nations is par for the course, including with a nationalist spin from the originating country. What precisely made RT's ads notably grievous? I think examples of what they showed that was completely unacceptable would be valuable in helping people come to an informed conclusion. It would also help other advertisers ensure they don't cross whatever invisible boundaries have been set. Things look particularly peculiar when we look at them in reverse. @GolosAmeriki is the Twitter for the Russian language Voice of America, which is our own state run news come propaganda organization. This [1] is their webpage providing content primarily to Russian speaking viewers on topics related to Russia. And the material as could be expected tends to be incredibly critical of Russia, Putin, and other interests which do not necessarily align with US interests. And we're quite expansive. You can find regional Voice of America 'implementations' for a whole plethora of nations here. [2] The coverage could easy be labeled as attempting to "sew discord". But that's because presenting information that does not present a nation in a positive light can always be considered "sewing discord" even if it's a critical and productive part of progress. The primary benefit of foreign coverage is that it does not need to play by the same rules as domestic coverage. Even private interests are subject to problems. For instance the press has no legal right to access to politicians. There's certainly a sort of symbiosis between politicians and the reporters, but it creates artificial boundaries. On top of this the day in, day out interactions between reporters and the people they report on results in relationships forming. These can be positive or negative relationships but that adds yet another layer of bias to coverage. All those problems without even getting into the dirtier aspects of society... But these sort of issues are mitigated to a large degree when viewing things through a foreign nation's eyes. So long as their material is not overtly lying, I think these news come propaganda channels have substantial informative value for citizens. It's important to understand that it will be biased, but it's equally important to understand that of domestic news as well. It seems a shame that Twitter are going this route. Hopefully this is not the beginning of an effort to restrict foreign inflows of information. [1] - https://www.golos-ameriki.ru/ https://www.golos-ameriki.ru/ [2] - https://www.voanews.com/navigation/allsites https://www.voanews.com/navigation/allsites