3 ms·
I regularly read RT and occasionally Sputnik. I also read the opposing views held by Western media like Economist, FT, Independent, etc. RT are always careful t
by a0-prw 5y ago
I regularly read RT and occasionally Sputnik. I also read the opposing views held by Western media like Economist, FT, Independent, etc. RT are always careful to acknowledge opposing viewpoints. For example, in all articles on the war, so far, they say "Moscow claims ..." and "Kiev claims ..."
Censorship happens when the authorities are afraid of the viewpoints of their opponents. So the EU is afraid of allowing Russian perspectives to be learned about by EU citizens. Its becoming plainer by the day that we don't live in a democracy.
- bob66 5y ago
- coenhyde 5y agoThis isn't about censorship. It's about an economic embargo.
- gutitout 5y agoSadly, you’re wrong. It’s about censorship. If they wanted economic embargo they would pull the plug or Nord Stream.
- coenhyde 5y agoIdeally they would pull the plug on Nord Stream, but people would freeze. That's a hard ask. They're going as far as they can without hurting themselves too much. Cutting Russian banks off from SWIFT was a tough call.
- beeboop 5y agoDuring all this mess, RT has always pushed the view that Putin was liberating regions of Ukraine that had lawfully and democratically seceded from Ukraine and welcomed Russian troops. I don't call that very neutral
- thinkingemote 5y agoYou can acknowledge opposite viewpoints and be biased at the same time. I don't think anyone is claiming any state media anywhere as neutral. It's clear they are biased, but they might also show opposite viewpoints. I think these are very biased propaganda outlets but they shouldn't be censored on our behalf by our leaders. They will, though, and we all understand why. Because we cannot handle working out the truth ourselves. misinformation spectre.